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 |
| Uniform Insignia | |||||||||||
Famous quotes containing the word colonel:
“The Colonel went out sailing,
He spoke with Turk and Jew
With Christian and with Infidel
For all tongues he knew.
“O what’s a wifeless man?” said he
And he came sailing home.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)