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{{short description|The Chief topographer and engineer of the Pakistan Army.}}
''''Engineer-in-Chief''' or '''E-in-C'''', is a [[Colonel Commandant]] of the [[Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers]], [[Frontier Works Organisation]] and the [[Military Engineer Services (Pakistan)|Military Engineering Services]] of [[Pakistan]]. In the Pakistan Army, the Engineer-in-Chief is a chief engineer and topographer of the [[Pakistani army|Army]] and currently holds the rank of [[Lieutenant General]], advises the Pakistan Army in matters of science, engineering, and technology.<ref>{{cite news
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Lt Gen [[List of serving generals of the Pakistan Army|Kashif Nazir]]  is current E-in-C of Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers, Military Engineering Service, and [[Frontier Works Organisation]].
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 [[science]] and [[engineering]] matters and serves as the Army's [[topographer]].
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.
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!colspan=12 bgcolor="white"| '''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==
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!colspan=12 bgcolor="green"| '''Pakistani Officer Ranks'''
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!''Rank''
![[Field Marshal]] (5-Star)
![[General]] (4-Star)
![[Lieutenant General]] (3-Star)
![[Major General]] (2-Star)
![[Brigadier General]] (1-Star)
![[Colonel]]
![[Lieutenant Colonel]]
![[Major (rank)|Major]]
![[Captain (land and air)|Captain]]
![[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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!''Uniform Insignia''
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!colspan=12 bgcolor="green"| '''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
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!''NATO Equivalent''
!None
!None
!None
!OR-9
!OR-8
!OR-8
!OR-7
!OR-5/6
!OR-4
!OR-3
!OR-1/2
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!''Uniform Insignia''
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==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 General]] Shahid Niaz, HI(M)
*[[Lieutenant General]] [[Asif Ali (general)|Asif Ali]]
*[[Lieutenant General]] Khalid Asghar
*[[Lieutenant General]] Muhammad Afsar
*[[Major General]] Muhammad Ajmal Iqbal
*[[Lieutenant General]] MOAZZAM EJAZ
*[[Lieutenant General]] CH Muhammad AFZAL
==Notes==
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