Pakistan Army ranks and insignia

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]

Pakistan Army
Leadership
Organisation and components
Installations
Personnel
Equipment
History and traditions
Awards, decorations and badges

Officers
Rank group General/flag officers Field/senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Pakistan Army[4]
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]

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Pakistan Army[4]
 No insignia
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۔
Other rank insignia
Battalion havildar major Battalion quartermaster havildar Company havildar major Company quartermaster havildar

See also

References
  1. "Pakistan Army Ranks".
  2. "Badges of Rank". Pakistan Army. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  3. 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.
  4. "Pakistan Army Ranks with Salary and Insignia". pakistanforces.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. "Badges of Rank". pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  • "Pakistan". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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