Pakistan Army has followed British Army rank system since its independence from British Empire in 1947. However, crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolizes the sovereignty of Government of Pakistan.
| Equivalency | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Colonel | ||||||||||
| NATO Equivalent | OF-5 | ||||||||||
| Uniform Insignia | |||||||||||
Colonel in Pakistan Army is equivalent to Captain in Pakistan Navy and Group Captain in Pakistan Air Force. Like other armies, this rank is higher than Lieutenant Colonel and lower than a Brigadier.
| Pakistani Officer Ranks | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Field Marshal (6-Star) | General (4-Star) | Lieutenant General (3-Star) | Major General (2-Star) | Brigadier (1-Star) | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | 2nd 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 |
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Famous quotes containing the word colonel:
“I am asked if I would not be gratified if my friends would procure me promotion to a brigadier-generalship. My feeling is that I would rather be one of the good colonels than one of the poor generals. The colonel of a regiment has one of the most agreeable positions in the service, and one of the most useful. “A good colonel makes a good regiment,” is an axiom.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)