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Vice Admiral
Flag of Vice Admiral, Pakistan Navy
The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a Pakistani Navy vice admiral of the "line".
The star insignia of a Pakistani Navy vice admiral
Country	Pakistan
Service branch	Pakistan Navy Pakistan Coast Guards Pakistan Marines Inter-Services Public Relations
Abbreviation	VADM
Rank	Three-star
NATO rank code	OF-8
Non-NATO rank	O-9
Next higher rank	Admiral
Next lower rank	Rear admiral
Equivalent ranks	Lieutenant general (Pakistan Army) Air marshal (Pakistan Air Force)

Vice admiral (abbreviated as VADM) is a three-star commissioned armed flag officer rank in the Pakistan Navy, coast guards, and marines awarded by the government of Pakistan to rear admirals as a position advancement in uniformed service. It is the second-highest rank in Pakistan armed services, and while it is worn on epaulettes with a three-star insignia, it ranks above the two-star rank rear admiral and below the four-star rank admiral. Vice admiral is equivalent to the rank of Lieutenant general of Pakistan Army and air marshal of the Pakistan Air Force.

Vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy is a very senior flag officer rank and is abbreviated as V/ADMPN to distinguish it from the same ranks offered in other countries, although there is no official abbreviation available for a Pakistani vice admiral. Vice admiral may be also called as three-star admiral to distinguish it from other ranks such as the two-star rear admiral and the four-star admiral.

Appointment and promotion

Awarded by the Government of Pakistan to rear admirals as a position advancement in uniformed service.

Statutory limits

Since it is the second-highest rank in Pakistan armed forces with high classification scale of Grade 22 coupled with additional powers and benefits, the law of Pakistan restricts the use of unsanctioned power by a three-star Admiral and can be constraint under a certain constitutional amendment.

Gallery

• Insignia of a three-star Marshal, Air marshal
• Insignia of three-star Lieutenant general Pakistan
• Discontinued shoulder and sleeve insignia of a Pakistani Air marshal

References

1. ""Pakistan Navy Official Website" Equivalent ranks".
2. "Two Pak Navy officers promoted as vice admiral". www.thenews.com.pk.
3. "Two Rear Admirals of Pakistan Navy promoted as Vice Admirals". Times of Islamabad. 25 February 2020.
4. "The Navy: Everything you need to know about your naval defence - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
5. "Pakistan, a Country Study". U.S. Government Printing Office. 2 April 1975 – via Google Books.
6. Thomas, Raju G. C. (14 July 2014). Indian Security Policy: Foreword by Joseph S. Nye. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400858194 – via Google Books.
7. "Pakistan Air Force changes rank badges from straps to stars". Oneindia.com.

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