Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC), ; was an administrative body of senior high-ranking uniformed military leaders of the unified Pakistan Armed Forces who advised the civilian government of Pakistan, National Security Council, Defence minister, president and prime minister of Pakistan on important military and non-military strategic matters. It is defined by statute, and consisted of a chairman, the military chiefs from Army, Navy and the Air Force: all four-star officers appointed by the president, on the advice of the prime minister. The chairman was selected based on seniority and merit from the chiefs of service of the three branches of the Pakistan Armed and Defense Services. Each service chief, outside their Joint Chiefs of Staff obligations, performed their duty directly for the ministry of Defence.