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The designation of the Chief of the Army Staff was created from the previous title Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army in 1972. Since 1972, there have been 10 four-star rank army generals to be appointed as chief of army staff by statute. [8]
The Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army (abbreviation: C-in-C of the Pakistan Army) was the professional head of the Pakistan Army from 1947 to 1972. [2] The C-in-C was directly responsible for commanding the army. It was an administrative position and the appointment holder had main operational command authority over the army. [3]
The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) [a] is, in principle, the highest-ranking and senior most uniformed military officer, typically at four-star rank, in the Pakistan Armed Forces who serves as a principal staff officer (PSO) and a chief military adviser to the civilian government led by elected prime minister of Pakistan and the National Security Council.
The modern history of the Pakistan Army dates back to the formation of Pakistan in 1947, following the partition of the India subcontinent. [1] The army was initially formed as a professional land force by inheriting the assets and personnel of the British Indian Army, with its first commander-in-chief, Frank Messervy.
In 1947, the Pakistan Army's war strategists developed a combat doctrine which was called "The Riposte", which featured a strategy of "offensive-defense".: 310 [175] [176] In 1989, the first and official implementation of this strategy was refined and featured in the major military exercise, Exercise Zab-e-Momin, organized under Lt-Gen. Hamid ...
Director General, Procurement Army (DG P – Army), at AG Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi: Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) 22: Muhammad Ali Khan (Superseded) 11 Signal Battalion 82 PMA LC: Signal Officer in Chief (SO in C), at C &IT Branch, GHQ, Rawalpindi: Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) [13] 23: Amir Naveed Warraich (Superseded) 149 Field Regiment Artillery 83 ...
Sahir Shamshad Mirza NI(M) HI(M) (Urdu: ساحر شمشاد مرزا) is a four-star general in the Pakistan Army, currently serving as the 18th Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee [3] appointed to the post on 27 November 2022. [4]
Azhar Abbas HI(M) (Urdu: اظہر عباس) is a retired three-star ranking general in the Pakistani Army, who served as the 38th Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army. He was appointed to the position on 8 September 2021, was replaced by Lieutenant-General Muhammad Saeed. [1] [2]