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Dominion of Pakistan was born on 14 August 1947 and its army was known as 'Royal Pakistan Army'; on 15 August British Indian Army's General Frank Messervy became the first C-in-C of the newly created Pakistan Army. General Ayub Khan was the first native Pakistani to hold the appointment on 17 January 1951. However, Ayub didn't hold the ...
The Chief of the Army Staff is based in the GHQ, and the current Chief is General Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah, serving in this capacity since 29 November 2022. [6] [7] In past, Chief of Army Staff have been involved in imposing martial law against civilian federal government. [8]
This is the list of serving generals in the Pakistan Army. At present the Army has 2 Generals , 30 Lieutenant Generals (including 1 from Army Medical Corps ) and 186 Major Generals (including 29 from Army Medical Corps ).
Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah [a] (born 1968) [2] is a Pakistani military officer who is currently serving as the 11th chief of the army staff of Pakistan Army since 29 November 2022. [3] Before becoming the army chief, he was posted at the GHQ as Quartermaster general. [4] He commanded the XXX Corps in Gujranwala from 17 June 2019 to 6 October ...
Chief of General Staff (abbreviated as CGS) is the most coveted position within the Pakistan Army after that of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). [1] Although the COAS is the head of the land forces, the CGS is "the organizational lead on both intelligence and operations", hence being in charge of the Military Intelligence (MI) and Military Operations (MO) Directorates. [2]
The top military leadership of Pakistan and neighboring Iran agreed to step up cooperation and intelligence sharing and take “effective actions” to prevent attacks by separatist militants ...
Chiefs of Army Staff, Pakistan (1 C, 15 P) Chiefs of Naval Staff (Pakistan) (25 P) G. Pakistani generals (1 C, 25 P) N. Pakistan Navy admirals (3 C, 3 P) W.
The army is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), by statute a four-star army general, appointed by the president with the consultation and confirmation of the prime minister. [45] As of 2022, General Asim Munir was the chief of army staff. [46] Army General Sahir Shamshad Mirza is the current Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. [47]