Colonel (Pakistan)
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Colonel is a senior officer rank in the Pakistan Army. Said army's rank system is predominantly following the British Army rank and insignia system since Pakistan`s independence from the British Empire in 1947. However the crown in the insignia has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolize the sovereignty of the Government of Pakistan.
The rank of Colonel is equivalent to a Captain in the Pakistan Navy and a Group Captain in the Pakistan Air Force. Like in other armies, the rank is higher than a lieutenant colonel and lower than a brigadier.
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Rank | Colonel | ||||||||||
NATO equivalent | OF-5 |
Pakistani officer ranks | |||||||||||
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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 |
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Pakistan Armed Forces comparative commissioned military ranks
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Pay grade / Branch of Inter-service | O-1 | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7 | O-8 | O-9 | O-10 (Obs.) | |||
Approximate insignia[1][2] NATO equivalent |
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Air Force | P/Of. | F/Of. | Flt. Lt. | Sq-Ldr. | Wg-Cdr. | Gp-Capt. | Air-Cdre | AVM | AM | ACM | MAF[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 | R-Adm | V-Adm | Adm | FAdm[3] | |||
Marines[4] | Mid | SLt. | Lt | Lt-Cdr | Cdr | Capt. | Cdre | R-Adm | V-Adm | No Equal | No Equal | |||
[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 |
BPS-13 | BPS-14 | BPS-15 | BPS-16 | |||||||||||
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Air Force | AWO[1] | WO[1] | WO[1] | CWO | ||||||||||
Army | Naib Subedar | Naib Subedar | Sbd | Sbd-Maj | ||||||||||
Navy | CPO | FCPO | FCPO | MCPO | ||||||||||
Marines | CPO | No Equal | No Equal | No Equal | ||||||||||
[1] Grade depends on the service type authorized by the MoD |
Non-commissioned officer ranks
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Inter-Service Pay Grade | BPS-7 | BPS-8 | BPS-9 | BPS-10 | BPS-11 | BPS-12 | BPS-12 | |||||||
Air Force | No Equal | AC |
LAC |
SAC |
JTech |
Cpl. Tech |
STech |
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Army | Soldier | LNk |
Nk |
Hvld |
CQSgt |
Hvld-Maj |
QSgt |
Battal Sgt-Maj | ||||||
Navy | No Equal | No Equal | OS-II | AB | No Equal | LH | PO | No Equal | ||||||
Marines | No Equal | No Equal | No Equal | No Equal | No Equal | No Equal | PO | No Equal | ||||||
[2] Grade depends on the service type authorized by the MoD |