Lieutenant general (Pakistan)
Pakistan Army has followed British Army rank system since its independence from British Empire in 1947. However, the crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolizes the sovereignty of Government of Pakistan.
| Equivalency | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Lieutenant general (3-star) | ||||||||||
| NATO equivalent | OF-8 | ||||||||||
| Uniform insignia | |||||||||||
A Lieutenant general or leftenant-general in the Pakistan Army is equivalent to a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy and an air marshal in the Pakistan Air Force. A lieutenant general is also called a three-star general. Like other armies, this rank is higher than a major general and lower than a full general.
Rank structure and uniform insignia
| Pakistani officer ranks | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Field marshal (5-star) |
General (4-star) |
Lieutenant general (3-star) |
Major general (2-star) |
Brigadier (1-star) |
Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
| NATO equivalent | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
| Uniform insignia | |||||||||||
| Pakistani junior commissioned officer (JCO) and enlisted ranks | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Subedar Major (JCO) | Subedar (JCO) | Naib subedar (JCO) | Battalion havildar major | Battalion quartermaster havildar | Company havildar major | Company quartermaster havildar | Havildar | Naik | Lance naik | Jawan |
| NATO equivalent | None | None | None | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-5/6 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-1/2 |
| Uniform insignia | No Insignia | ||||||||||
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