Pakistan Army ranks and insignia
The Pakistan Army ranks and insignia are the military insignia used by the Pakistan Army. Being a former Dominion, Pakistan shares a rank structure similar to that of the British Army.[1]
Commissioned officer ranks edit
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Army[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks edit
Junior Commissioned Officers wear their rank insignias in their shoulders; Non-Commissioned Officers rank insignia are displayed on mid sleeves; while in the combat uniforms all persons wear rank insignias in their uniforms chests. 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.[3] The ranks Sowar, all Daffadars and Risaldars are used in the armoured corps.
| Rank group | Junior commissioned officers | Non commissioned officers | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Army[2] | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subedar-major صوبیدار میجر | Subedar صوبیدار | Naib subedar نائب صوبیدار | Havildar حوالدار | Naik نائیک | Lance naik لانس نائیک | Sepoy سپاہی | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cavalry ranks | Risaldar major رسالدار میجر | Risaldar رسالدار | Naib risaldar نائب رسالدار | Daffadar دفعدار | Lance daffadar لانس ڈیفدار | Acting lance daffadar قائم مقام لانس دفدار | Sowar سوار | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointment insignias of senior N.C.O.s (except the armoured corps) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battalion havildar major | Battalion quartermaster havildar | Company havildar major | Company quartermaster havildar | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ . pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
External links edit
- "Pakistan". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.