Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan

Pakistan Army

Leadership

Chief of Army Staff Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Organisation and Components
Structure of the Pakistan Army
Frontier Corps
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Pakistan Military Academy
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Personnel
Army Ranks of Pakistan
Pakistan Army Generals
Equipment
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History and Traditions
Military history of Pakistan
UN Peacekeeping Missions
Pakistan Army FC
Awards, Decorations and Badges
Awards and Decorations
Nishan-e-Haider

The Ranks of Pakistan Army are primarily based on British Army Ranks structure, though ranks for other ranks personnel and insignia differ.

Officer ranks[]

Officer rank insignia displayed on the shoulders.

Army Rank ^[1]	BPS
Field marshal (5-Star)^[2]	Apex Scale
General (4-Star)	Apex Scale
Lieutenant General (3-Star)	BPS-22
Major General (2-Star)	BPS-21
Brigadier (1-Star)	BPS-20
Colonel	BPS-19
Lieutenant Colonel	BPS-19
Major	BPS-18
Captain	BPS-17
Lieutenant	BPS-17
2nd Lieutenant	BPS-17

Army Rank ^[3]	BPS
Subedar-Major	BPS-16
Subedar	BPS-15
Naib Subedar	BPS-13 or BPS-14

Non-Commissioned Officers[]

The Non-Commissioned Officers rank insignia are displayed on sleves.

Army Rank ^[3]	BPS
Battalion Havildar Major	BPS-11 or BPS-9
Battalion Quartermaster Havildar	BPS-11 or BPS-9
Company Havildar Major	BPS-11 or BPS-9
Company Quartermaster Havildar	BPS-11 or BPS-9
Havildar	BPS-11 or BPS-9
Naik (Nk)	BPS-9 or BPS-8
Lance Naik	BPS-8 or BPS-7
Soldier	BPS-7

Notes[]

↑ "Pakistan Army Ranks". Pakistan Defence. 11 September 2007. http://www.defence.pk/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/3091. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
↑ Promotion to this rank, conferred by Federal Government, is absolutely based on manifestation of examplary performance in war as Four Star General.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Badges of Rank". Pakistan Army. 1 September 2009. http://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=298. Retrieved 27 December 2009.

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[1] "Pakistan Army Ranks". Pakistan Defence. 11 September 2007. http://www.defence.pk/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/3091. Retrieved 27 December 2009.

[2] Promotion to this rank, conferred by Federal Government, is absolutely based on manifestation of examplary performance in war as Four Star General.

[PakArmy-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Badges of Rank". Pakistan Army. 1 September 2009. http://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=298. Retrieved 27 December 2009.

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Army	General Headquarters Army Aviation Corps Army Strategic Forces Command Cantonments Chief of Army Staff Command and Staff College Military Academy Museum Public Schools & Colleges System Rangers Serving and active-duty generals Special Services Group Azad Kashmir Regiment Baloch Regiment Frontier Force Regiment Governor General's Bodyguard Northern Light Infantry Punjab Regiment Sind Regiment
Air Force	Air Headquarters Aeronautical Complex Air Force Academy Air Force Bases Air Force Education and Development Command Air Force Strategic Command Air War College Chief of Air Staff Combat aircraft Combatant Air Force squadrons PAF Institute of Aviation Technology PAF Museum Sherdils Special Service Wing
Navy	Naval Headquarters Chief of Naval Staff Coast Guard Marines Maritime Museum Naval Academy Naval Air Arm Naval Education Establishment Naval Engineering College Naval School of Logistics and Management Naval Strategic Forces Command Naval War College Special Service Group Navy Strategic Institute for Naval Affairs Active ships PNS Ghazi PNS Hangor Kalmat Naval Base Makran Naval Base Qasim Naval Base Naval Air Station Ahsan Naval base Jinnah Naval Base Mehran Naval Air Base Naval hospitals P.N.S. Rahat P.N.S. Shifa Research vessel PNS Behr Paima
Paramilitary forces	Airports Security Force Chitral Scouts Frontier Corps Khyber Rifles Maritime Security Agency National Guard of Pakistan Pakistan Coast Guard Pakistan Rangers Zhob Militia
Wars and conflicts	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947/1965/1971 1970s Baloch insurgency Siachen conflict Kargil War War in North-West Pakistan
Category Air Force Army Navy

v t e Pakistan Armed Forces comparative commissioned military ranks
Pay grade / Branch of Inter-service	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10	O-11 (Obs.)
Approximate insignia^[1]^[2] NATO equivalent	10px						10px	10px	10px	10px
Air Force	P/Of.	F/Of.	Flt. Lt.	Sq. Ldr.	Wg. Cdr.	Gp. Capt.	Air Cdre	AVM	AM	ACM	MPAF^[3]
Army	2Lt	1Lt	Cpt	Maj	Lt. Col	Col	Brig	Maj-Gen	Lt-Gen.	Gen	FM^[2]
Navy	Mid	SLt.	Lt	Lt Cdr	Cdr	Capt.	Cdre	RAdm	VAdm	Adm	FAdm^[3]
Marines^[4]	Mid	SLt.	Lt	Lt Cdr	Cdr	Capt.	Cdre	RAdm	VAdm	NE	NE
^[2] Grade authorized for use by Ayub Khan (for self-appointment) in 1962; since then it was never awarded ^[3] Grade never created or authorized ^[4] Not a separate branch, appointments directly from the Navy

v t e Junior commissioned officer ranks
	BPS-13	BPS-14	BPS-15	BPS-16
Air Force	AWO^[1]	WO^[1]	WO^[1]	CWO
Army	10px Naib Subedar	10px Naib Subedar	10px Sbd	10px Sbd-Maj
Navy	NE	NE	NE	CWO
Marines	NE	NE	NE	NE
^[1] Grade depends on the service type authorized by the MoD

v t e Non-commissioned officer ranks
Inter-Service Pay Grade		BPS-7	BPS-8	BPS-9	BPS-10	BPS-11	BPS-12	BPS-12
Air Force	NE	AC	LAC	SAC	JTech	Cpl. Tech	STech	NE
Army	Soldier	20px LNk	20px Nk	20px Hvld	20px CQSgt	20px Hvld-Maj	20px QSgt	20px Battal Sgt-Maj
Navy	NE	OS-II	AB	LH	PO	CPO	FCPO	MCPO
Marines	NE	NE	NE	NE	PO	CPO	NE	NE
^[2] Grade depends on the BPS-13\|service type authorized by the MoD

Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan

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Officer ranks[]

Non-Commissioned Officers[]

See also[]

Notes[]

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