Engineer-in-Chief (Pakistan Army)
'Engineer-in-Chief or E-in-C', is a
Lieutenant General, advises the Pakistan Army in matters of science, engineering, and technology.[1]
Lt Gen
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The Engineer-in-Chief commands the Corps of Engineers, Pakistan Army and other military engineering and maintenance corps of the Army. As a senior commander and senior staff officer at the Army General Headquarters (GHQ), the Engineer-in-Chief advises the Army on
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The E-in-C also serves as the proponent for real estate and other science and engineering programs of the Army. As commander of the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers, the Engineer-in-Chief leads a major Army Engineering command in civil and military infrastructure programs. This office defines policy and guidance and plans direction for the organizations within the Corps.
| Equivalency | |||||||||||
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| Rank | Lieutenant General (3-Star)
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| NATO Equivalent | OF-8 | ||||||||||
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Rank Structure and Uniform Insignia
| Pakistani Officer Ranks | |||||||||||
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| Rank | Field Marshal (5-Star)
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General (4-Star)
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Lieutenant General (3-Star)
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Major General (2-Star)
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Brigadier General (1-Star)
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Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel
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Major | Captain
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Lieutenant | 2nd Lieutenant
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| 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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| Pakistani Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and Enlisted Ranks | |||||||||||
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| Rank | Subedar Major (JCO) | Subedar (JCO) | Naib Subedar (JCO) | Battalion Havildar Major | Battalion Quartermaster Havildar | Company Havildar Major | Company Quartermaster Havildar | Havildar | Naik | Lance Naik | Jawan |
| NATO Equivalent | None | None | None | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-5/6 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-1/2 |
| Uniform Insignia | No Insignia | ||||||||||
Notable Engineers-in-Chief
- Lieutenant-General Muhammad Anwar Khan
- Major General Saad Tarique, 1972-1974
- Lieutenant-General Zahid Ali Akbar Khan
- Lieutenant-General Javed Nasir, 1991-1992
- Lieutenant General Ziauddin Butt
- Lieutenant GeneralShahid Niaz, HI(M)
- Lieutenant General Asif Ali
- Lieutenant GeneralKhalid Asghar
- Lieutenant GeneralMuhammad Afsar
- Major GeneralMuhammad Ajmal Iqbal
- Lieutenant GeneralMOAZZAM EJAZ
- Lieutenant GeneralCH Muhammad AFZAL
Notes
- ^ "Maj-General Ashfaq Nadeem made DG MO". The Nation (Pakistan). 16 April 2011. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
