Pakistan Army ranks and insignia
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The Pakistan Army ranks and insignia are the military insignia used by the Pakistan Army. The officers and JCOs in khaki uniform wear their rank insignia on the shoulders, while NCOs wear them on the arm. In CCD, all army personnel wear their insignia on the chest.[1][2] Being a former Dominion and a current member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Pakistan shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.[3]
Officers[]
Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Field marshal فیلڈ مارشل |
General جنرل |
Lieutenant general لیفٹیننٹ جنرل |
Major general میجر جنرل |
Brigadier بریگیڈیئر |
Colonel کرنل |
Lieutenant colonel لیفٹیننٹ کرنل |
Major میجر |
Captain کیپٹن |
Lieutenant لیفٹنینٹ |
Second lieutenant سیکنڈ لیفٹیننٹ |
Non-commissioned officers and enlisted[]
The Non-Commissioned Officers rank insignia are displayed on sleeves and from the rank 'Lance Naik' the non-commissioned officer status starts. The ranks of Company Quartermaster Havildar, Company Havildar Major, Battalion Quartermaster Havildar and Battalion Havildar Major are company/battalion appointments held by senior Havildars and these badges are worn on the right wrist.[5]
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Subedar-Major/Risaldar-Major صوبیدار میجر/رسالدار میجر۔ |
Subedar/Risaldar صوبیدار/رسالدار |
Naib Subedar/Naib Risaldar نائب صوبیدار/نائب رسالدار |
Havildar حوالدار۔ |
Naik نائیک۔ |
Lance Naik لانس نائیک۔ |
Sepoy سپاہی۔ |
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Battalion havildar major | Battalion quartermaster havildar | Company havildar major | Company quartermaster havildar |
See also[]
- Pakistan Army
- List of serving generals of the Pakistan Army
References[]
- ^ "Pakistan Army Ranks".
- ^ "Badges of Rank". Pakistan Army. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ Thornton, Thomas P. (1995). "National Security". In Blood, Peter R. (ed.). Pakistan: a country study. Area Handbook (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 295. LCCN 95017247. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Pakistan Army Ranks with Salary and Insignia". pakistanforces.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Badges of Rank". pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
External links[]
- "Pakistan". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- Military ranks of Pakistan
- Pakistan Army personnel