Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan

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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]	Insignia	NATO Equivalent	BPS
Field marshal (5-Star)[2]		OF-10	Apex Scale
General (4-Star)		OF-9	Apex Scale
Lieutenant General (3-Star)		OF-8	BPS-22
Major General (2-Star)		OF-7	BPS-21
Brigadier (1-Star)		OF-6	BPS-20
Colonel		OF-5	BPS-19 [3]
Lieutenant Colonel		OF-5	BPS-19
Major		OF-4	BPS-18
Captain		OF-3	BPS-17
Lieutenant		OF-2	BPS-17
2nd Lieutenant		OF-1	BPS-17

Junior Commissioned Officers

Army Rank [4]	Insignia	NATO Equivalent	BPS
Subedar-Major		None	BPS-16
Subedar		None	BPS-15
Naib Subedar	None	none	BPS 13

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Non-Commissioned Officers

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

Army Rank [4]	Insignia	NATO Equivalent	BPS
Battalion Havildar Major		OR-9	BPS-11 or BPS-9
Battalion Quartermaster Havildar		OR-8	BPS-11 or BPS-9
Company Havildar Major		OR-8	BPS-11 or BPS-9
Company Quartermaster Havildar		OR-7	BPS-11 or BPS-9
Havildar		OR-5 or OR-6	BPS-8 or BPS-7
Naik (Nk)		OR-4	BPS-7 or BPS-6
Lance Naik		OR-3	BPS-2
Soldier		OR-1 or OR-2	BPS-1

See also

• Pakistan Army
• List of serving generals of the Pakistan Army
• Pakistani Armed Forces

Notes

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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
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

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

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	LNk	Nk	Hvld	CQSgt	Hvld-Maj	QSgt	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