| caption3 = The star insignia of a Pakistani Navy rear admiral
| caption3 = The star insignia of a Pakistani Navy rear admiral
| country = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| country = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| service branch = {{unbulleted list|[[Pakistan Navy]]|[[Pakistan Coast Guards]]|[[Pakistan Marines]]|[[Inter-Services Public Relations]]}}
| service branch = {{unbulleted list|[[Pakistan Navy]]|[[Pakistan Marines]]|[[Inter-Services Public Relations]]}}
| abbreviation = RADM
| abbreviation = RADM
| rank = [[Two-star rank|Two-star]]
| rank = [[Two-star rank|Two-star]]
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”’Rear Admiral”’ (abbreviated as ”’RADM”’) is a [[Two-star rank|two-star]] commissioned armed senior [[Flag Officer|flag officer]] rank in the [[Pakistan Navy]], [[Pakistan Coast Guards|coast guards]], and [[Pakistan Marines|marines]] awarded by the [[Government of Pakistan]] to Commodores as a position advancement in [[Military uniform|uniformed service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com.pk/two-commodores-of-pakistan-navy-promoted-rear-admiral-rank/|title=Two Commodores of Pakistan Navy promoted as Rear Admirals|date=19 June 2019|website=National}}</ref> It is the third-highest rank in [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistan armed services]] with a [[NATO]] code of [[OF-7]], and while it is worn on epaulettes with a two-star insignia, it ranks above [[One-star rank|one-star]] rank [[Commodore (Pakistan)|Commodore]] and below [[Three-star rank|three-star]] rank [[Vice admiral (Pakistan)|Vice admiral]]. Rear Admiral is equivalent to the rank of [[Major General]] of [[Pakistan Army]] and [[Air Vice Marshal]] of the [[Pakistan Air Force]].
”’Rear Admiral”’ (abbreviated as ”’RADM”’) is a [[Two-star rank|two-star]] commissioned armed senior [[Flag Officer|flag officer]] rank in the [[Pakistan Navy]], and [[Pakistan Marines|marines]] awarded by the [[Government of Pakistan]] to Commodores as a position advancement in [[Military uniform|uniformed service]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com.pk/two-commodores-of-pakistan-navy-promoted-rear-admiral-rank/|title=Two Commodores of Pakistan Navy promoted as Rear Admirals|date=19 June 2019|website=National}}</ref> It is the third-highest rank in [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistan armed services]] with a [[NATO]] code of [[OF-7]], and while it is worn on epaulettes with a two-star insignia, it ranks above [[One-star rank|one-star]] rank [[Commodore (Pakistan)|Commodore]] and below [[Three-star rank|three-star]] rank [[Vice admiral (Pakistan)|Vice admiral]]. Rear Admiral is equivalent to the rank of [[Major General]] of [[Pakistan Army]] and [[Air Vice Marshal]] of the [[Pakistan Air Force]].
Rear Admiral in the Pakistan Navy is a senior flag officer rank and is abbreviated as ”’R/ADMPN”’ to distinguish it from the [[Rear Admiral|same ranks]] offered in other countries, although there is no official abbreviation available for a Pakistani rear admiral. Rear Admiral may be also called as two-star Admiral to distinguish it from other [[Naval ranks and insignia of Pakistan|insignias]] such as three-star [[Vice Admiral]] and four-star [[Admiral]].
Rear Admiral in the Pakistan Navy is a senior flag officer rank and is abbreviated as ”’R/ADMPN”’ to distinguish it from the [[Rear Admiral|same ranks]] offered in other countries, although there is no official abbreviation available for a Pakistani rear admiral. Rear Admiral may be also called as two-star Admiral to distinguish it from other [[Naval ranks and insignia of Pakistan|insignias]] such as three-star [[Vice Admiral]] and four-star [[Admiral]].
