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PAF Motto
Urdu: “Kome ka sarmaya e iftehar”
"A symbol of pride for the nation"
Persian: “sahrasat kah daryasat tah bal o par masat ”
"Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional)

Pak Army Motto

Iman, Taqwa, Jihad-fi-Sabilillah
Iman: To have faith and trust in Allah and consider oneself a follower of none but Allah, and a follower of none
but his messenger.
Taqwa: The fear of Allah. Guarding one’s tongue, hands and heart from evil. Righteous, piety and good conduct.
Jihad-fi-Sabilillah: The real objective of Islam is to shift the lordship of man over man to the lordship of Allah
on the earth and to stake one's life and everything else to achieve this sacred purpose.

Pak Navy Motto

Urdu Translation: “Allah hamary liye kafi hai aur wo behtreen karsaaz hai”
English Translation: “Allah is sufficient for us, and he is the best guardian”

RANKS OF ARMED FORCES

Ranks in Pakistan Army (Officers)

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The Pakistan Army awards the following ranks to its officers, starting from Second Lieutenant up to
General. Here are the roles of the different ranking officers in the Pakistan Army;
◾SECOND LIEUTENANT (2ND-LT)
A Second Lieutenant is the lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the Pakistan Army. Generally, the Second
Lieutenant leads the infantry soldiers into battle, giving orders to the platoon sergeant who relays them to the
squad leaders and the soldiers accordingly. The position is often held for 1 to 2 years, with around 30 soldiers
under their command.
◾LIEUTENANT (LT)
The next Pakistan Army rank after Second Lieutenant and often referred to as ‘First Lieutenant’, this officer has
a bit more expertise on the battlefield and might lead only specialized units or platoons. They might also be in
charge of indirect-fire systems, with long-range weapons as part of the army’s artillery unit.
◾CAPTAIN (CAPT)
Addressed by their ranks, Captains oversee more than 100 soldiers in a company-sized unit, often with assistance
from a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO). This is also the highest rank where officers are expected to lead and
command soldiers on a personal level. They also put their skills and expertise to good use by teaching at cadet
schools and training centers.
◾MAJOR (MAJ)
Majors generally serve as staff officers, rather than being out on the battlefield. They might be responsible for
overseeing a task force for logistical or operational missions as well.
◾LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LT-COL)
This Pakistan Army rank commands a battalion of up to 1,000 soldiers with an experienced NCO assistant. They
might also be chosen as Executive/Commanding Officers for a task force.
◾COLONEL (COL)
Another rank that serves as a staff officer, Colonels are often the communication line between the battlefield and
the office. They might also have the authority to advise senior officials on important matters.
◾BRIGADIER (BRIG)
Brigadiers or Brigadier Generals often have a choice to stay out on the field to command a brigade or to direct
operations and missions as a staff officer.
◾MAJOR GENERAL (MAJ-GEN)
Division sized units of about 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers are led by a Major General, who might also be appointed
in a senior staff position in the Ministry of Defense.
◾LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT-GEN)
Commanding corps units of more than 20,000 soldiers, Lieutenant Generals often also have a say in appointing
staff in the Ministry of Defense.

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◾GENERAL (GEN)
The senior-most level of a commissioned officer in the army, a General, usually has decades of experience and
service. They are in charge of all of the operations that fall within their regional jurisdiction. The Chief of Staff
of the Army is also a General.

Ranks in Pakistan Air Force (Officers)

The ranks of the Pakistan Air Force in detail below:

◾PILOT OFFICER (PLT-OFF)
The first step to becoming a commissioned officer with the Air Force is to become a Pilot Officer. This role
demands on-ground duties to be fulfilled on the path to becoming a Flying Officer.
◾FLYING OFFICER (FLG-OFF)
Flying Officers might not necessarily fly just yet. Many are aircrew or on-ground support, while some do have
command of flights on-ground bases.
◾FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT-LT)
Having a choice to join the aircrew or the on-ground branches, Flight Lieutenants are often given command over
a small unit, usually of specially trained officers.
◾SQUADRON LEADER (SQN-LDR)
Squadron Leaders start off with overseeing ground-based operations and squadrons. They will be asked to
supervise a squad that is in the particular division of their choice. They might also be asked to command a small
flying squadron based on the Wing Commander’s approval.
◾WING COMMANDER (WG-CDR)
Flying squadrons are generally commanded by a Wing Commander, who might also supervise a Squadron Leader
after giving them a few military units to oversee. Wing Commanders might also choose to command an
administrative wing rather than a flying squadron.

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◾GROUP CAPTAIN (GP-CAPT)
Overseeing training institutes and flying bases are two of the core roles of a Group Captain. They may also have
command over military aviation units, called groups.
◾AIR COMMODORE (AIR-CDRE)
Air Commodores generally hold senior positions within groups and are regarded as air officers. They may
command groups or opt for on-ground positions on the base.
◾AIR VICE MARSHAL (AVM)
Military aviation units or groups are generally commanded by an Air Vice Marshall. The role is also commonly
known as the Chief of the Air Staff, encompassing a range of duties.
◾AIR MARSHAL (AM)
Acting as the Commander in Chief of the Air Force or taking on similar senior positions, Air Marshals are second
in command to Air Chief Marshals. Fighter pilots may also be awarded this high-ranking position based on their
service history.
◾AIR CHIEF MARSHAL (ACM)
The Air Chief Marshal is usually the Commander in Chief of the Air Force, and it is the highest rank bestowed
in the Pakistan Air Force.

Ranks in Pakistan Navy (Officers)

The ranks and roles of officers in the Pakistan Navy;

◾MIDSHIPMAN
An initially commissioned officer for the Pakistan Navy is given the title of Midshipman. This is the training
phase for becoming a Naval Officer, based on the specialities that a recruit wants to master.
◾SUB LIEUTENANT (S/LT)
After about 2 years of training, Midshipmen are promoted to the Sub Lieutenant rank, where they monitor the
crew as the first stage of becoming a Lieutenant.
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◾LIEUTENANT (LT)
Lieutenants in a naval fleet ensure that the crew onboard is carrying out their respective duties. It is a job that
holds a lot of responsibility as Lieutenants are also often responsible for posting a crewmember on guard to watch
for enemy attacks.
◾LIEUTENANT COMMANDER (LT-CDR)
The commanding officer of a small craft is called the Lieutenant Commander, with their own small crew. Officers
holding this rank often choose to lead a particular department in the Navy.
◾COMMANDER (CDR)
Overseeing a warship or a submarine, the Commander is usually the second in command after the Captain.
Commanders may also work in naval bases onshore or choose to take up a position with the Ministry of Defense.
◾CAPTAIN (CAPT)
Captains have command over larger ships or senior positions in shore-based establishments. The Captain is
generally responsible for the wellbeing of the crew and the craft, including the maintenance of logbooks, settling
disciplinary issues, delegating job roles, rationing food supplies, and more.
◾COMMODORE (CDRE)
As a Commodore, a naval officer can choose to command a fleet of vessels or take on bigger roles in an on-shore
base. They also assist the Rear Admirals in their duties as required.
◾REAR ADMIRAL (R-ADM)
This position gives officers the power to fly their own flags on their ships and command their own ships to protect
the squadron and support it during battle.
◾VICE ADMIRAL (V-ADM)
Aside from assisting the Admiral, the Vice Admiral can run the ships and the fleet if required. They might also
take up prominent positions in the government.
◾ADMIRAL (ADM)_As the senior-most naval rank, it gives an officer complete control over a fleet of ships
along with having a ship bearing their own flag. They might choose to have the Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral
on board their own vessel if required. This rank is equivalent to that of a General in the Pakistan Army.

Armed Forces Ranks Equivalency

Pakistan Army Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Navy
Second Lieutenant Pilot Officer Midshipman
Lieutenant Flying Officer Sub Lieutenant
Captain Flight Lieutenant Lieutenant
Major Squadron Leader Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Colonel Wing Commander Commander
Colonel Group Captain Captain
Brigadier Air Commodore Commodore
Major General Air Vice Marshal Rear Admiral
Lieutenant General Air Marshal Vice Admiral
General Air Chief Marshal Admiral
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PAF Fighter Air Crafts:
PAF fighter aircraft include around;

 135 Chinese Chengdu J-7 (F-7PG) attack/interceptor

 92 French Dassault Mirage V variants for attack/fighter role
 87 Mirage III variants, nearly 120 Sino-Pak JF-17 Thunder
 76 American Lockheed F-16 variants.
There are four each of Saab 2000 and Shaanxi Y-8 (ZDK-03) AEW&C aircraft.
There are two Dassault Falcon 20 EW/ radar jamming aircraft.
PAF has 4 Russian/Ukrainian Ilyushin IL-78 FRA.

Training Aircraft PAF:

The trainer aircraft are;

 Super Mushak basic stage

 Cessna T-37 and Chinese K-8 jet trainers
 Chengdu J-7 (FT-7) and Shenyang J-6 are used for fighter conversion
 Aerospatiale Alouette III are used for helicopter training

PAKISTAN AIRFORCE BASES

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has three geographical Commands;

 Northern Air Command (NAC) Peshawar

 Central Air Command (CAC) Lahore
 Southern Air Command (SAC) Karachi
It has two functional Commands,

 The Air Force Strategic Command (AFSC) at Islamabad

 Air Defence Command (ADC) at Rawalpindi
PAF has a total of 21 air bases, comprising 13 flying bases and 8 non-flying bases. Flying bases are operational
bases from which aircraft operate during peacetime and wartime; whereas non-flying bases conduct either
training, administration, maintenance, or mission support. In comparison, the Indian Air Force (IAF) currently
has around 66 air stations, comprising 47 Wings and 19 FBSUs.
FLYING BASES
1. PAF BASE MASROOR, KARACHI
2. PAF BASE FAISAL, KARACHI
3. PAF BASE SHAHBAZ, JACOBABAD
4. PAF BASE SAMUNGLI, QUETTA
5. PAF BASE BHOLARI, THATTA
6. PAF BASE MUSHAF, SARGODHA
7. PAF BASE RAFIQUI, SHORKOT
8. PAF BASE PESHAWAR, PESHAWAR
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 9. PAF BASE MM.ALAM, MIANWALI
10. PAF BASE MINHAS, KAMRA, ATTOCK
11. PAF BASE MURID, CHAKWAL
12. PAF BASE NUR KHAN, ISLAMABAD
13. PAF BASE ASGHAR KHAN, RISALPUR
NON FLYING BASES:
1. PAF AIRMEN ACADEMY KORANGI CREEK, KARACHI
2. PAF BASE MALIR, KARACHI
3. PAF BASE LAHORE, LAHORE
4. PAF BASE CHANDHAR, CHANDHAR
5. PAF BASE LOWER TOPA, MURREE
6. PAF BASE SAKESAR, SAKESAR
7. PAF BASE KOHAT, KOHAT
8. PAF BASE KALABAGH, NATHIA GALI
9. PAF BASE KALLAR KAHAR, KALLAR KAHAR
10. SHAMSI AIRFIELD, WASHUK DISTRICT
11. TARBELA GHAZI AIRBASE, TARBELA

Current Affairs Pakistan (Important):

1. PM--Imran Khan.
2. President--Arif Alvi.
3. Speaker(NA)--Asad Qaiser.
4. Deputy Speaker(NA)- M.Qasim soori.
5. Opposition leader(NA)--Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
6. Leader of the House(NA)--Imran khan
7. Chairman of Senate--Sadiq Sanjrani.
8. Deputy Chairman of Senate-- Mirza Muhammad Afridi
9. House Leader(Senate)--Shahzad waseem.
10. Opposition leader(Senate)--Yousaf Raza Gilani.
11. Chief justice of Pak--Justice Gulzar Ahmed.
12. Chief of Army staff--General Qamar javed Bajwa.
13. Chief of Naval staff--Amjad Khan Niazi.
14. Chief of Air Staff--Zaheer Ahmad Babar sidhu.
15. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee(CJCSC)--General Nadeem Raza.
16. DG ISPR (Director General of Inter Services Public Relations)--Major General Babar Iftikhar.
17. Corps Commander Rawalpindi--Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza
18. Corps Commander Multan--Lieutenant General Muhammad Chirag Haider
19. Chief of General Staff--Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas
20. Director General Joint Staff Headquarters--Lt. Gen. Muhammad Waseem Ashraf
21. Chairman of NAB--Justice(R) Javed Iqbal.
22. Director General of ISI--Lt.General Faiz Hameed.
23. President/Governor Of AJK--Sardar Masood Khan..
24. CM Gilgit -- Khalid Khurshid
25. Governor Gilgit- Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon.
26. CM Panjab-- Sardar Usman Buzdar.
27. Governor Panjab- Ch.Muhammad Sarwar.
28. Speaker of(punjab assembly)--Ch.Parvez Ilahi.
29. Deputy Speaker of (Punjab Assembly)--Dost Muhammad Mazari.
30. CM Sindh--Murad Ali Shah.
31. Governor Sindh- Imran Ismail.
32. CM of KPK-- Mahmood Khan.
33. Governor KPK- Shah Farman.
34. CM of Balochistan--Jam Kamal Khan.
35. Governor Balochistan-- Syed Zahoor Agha.
36. Defense Minister--Pervaiz Khatak.
37. Foreign Minister--Shah hMahmood Quraishi.
38. Finance Minister-- Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed Tarin
39. Science & Technology-shibli Faraz.
40. Information Technology and Telecommunication--Syed Aminul Haque.
41. Law and Justice- Farogh Naseem.
42. Railway-- Azam Khan Swati.
43. Interior-- Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed
44. Information & Broadcasting--Fawad Ahmed.
45. Current Federal Minister of Human Rights--Shireen Mazari.
46. Current Chief Justice of Lahore High Court---Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti.
47. Current Chief Justice of Azad Jammu & Kashmir High Court---Justice Tabassum Aftab Alvi.
48. Current Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court--- Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail.
49. Current Chief Judge of Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court---Justice Wazir Shakeel Ahmed.
50. Current Chief Judge of Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court---Syed Arshad Hussain Shah.
51. Current Chief Justice of Islamabad high court---Justice Athar Minallah.
52. Current Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court---Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan.
53. Current Chief Justice of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Supreme Court---Justice Raja Saeed Akram.

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