Field Marshal

Field marshal (FM) is the highest rank in the Pakistan Army awarded by the government of Pakistan to officers of the Pakistan Army in recognition of distinguished service. Although it is a current and authorized rank with a pay grade of "Apex Scale," it has been conferred only thrice in history—on Ayub Khan in 1959, King Mahendra of Nepal on 12 May 1963, and Asim Munir in 2025. It is an honorary rank and comes with no additional powers and pay grade. It is equivalent to admiral of the fleet in the Pakistan Navy and marshal of the air force in the Pakistan Air Force, and while it is an ordinarily senior rank in the Pakistan Army, it can be referred to as a five-star general "standard rank scale" to distinguish it from other military insignias.