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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]
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 ).
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.
In October 1958 President Iskandar Mirza issued orders for a massive mobilisation of the Pakistan Armed Forces and appointed Chief of Army Staff General Ayub Khan as Commander-in-chief. [87] President Mirza declared a state of emergency , imposed martial law , suspended the constitution, and dissolved both the socialist government in East ...
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 ...
The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC), (Urdu: ہیئتِ مشترکہَ رؤسائے افواجِ پاکستان); is an administrative body of senior high-ranking uniformed military leaders of the unified Pakistan Armed Forces who advises the civilian government of Pakistan, National Security Council, Defence minister, president and prime minister of Pakistan on important military and ...
A Pakistan Army soldier in combat gear during training. From 1947 to the early 2000s, Pakistan's military uniforms closely resembled those of their counterparts in the British armed services. [114] The Army uniform consisted of plain yellowish khaki, which was the standard issue as both the combat uniform (ACU) and the service uniform (ASU).