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Lieutenant General | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Service branch | Pakistan Army |
Abbreviation | Lt Gen, LTG |
Rank | Three-star |
Non-NATO rank | OF-8 |
Next higher rank | General |
Next lower rank | Major general |
Equivalent ranks | Vice Admiral ( Pakistan Navy ) Air marshal ( Pakistan Air Force ) |
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The Pakistan Army has followed the British Army rank system since its independence from the British Empire in 1947. However, the crown in the ranks has been replaced with a star and crescent, which symbolizes the sovereignty of the Government of Pakistan. [5]
# | Rank | Name | Position | Decorations |
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1 | Lieutenant General | Mohsin Muhammad Qureshi | Surgeon General / Director General Medical Services (Inter-Services), GHQ | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) Colonel Commandant Army Medical Corps |
2 | Wasim Alamgir | Rector National University of Medical Sciences Rawalpindi | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
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