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+All the names in the list are extracted from open sources (which in turn rely on Pakistan Army's [[Inter-Services Public Relations|ISPR]] press releases), therefore the above names might not correlate with the actual current posts of the commanders.
+Additionally, the seniority for major-generals is ascertained from the bi-annual military award recipients of [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)]]; first on 23 March (Pakistan Day) and then on 14 August (Independence Day). The links from 1999 and onwards are: [http://www.paksearch.com/br2000/Mar/24/TARARCON.htm 1999 March & August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114043310/http://www.paksearch.com/br2000/Mar/24/TARARCON.htm |date=14 November 2010 }}, [http://archives.dawn.com/2002/03/24/nat25.htm 2001 March & August], [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-3-2003_pg7_55 2003 March], [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-8-2003_pg7_26 2003 August], [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-3-2004_pg7_28 2004 March], [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-8-2004_pg7_37 2004 August], [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-3-2005_pg7_36 2005 March], [http://archives.dawn.com/2005/08/14/nat7.htm 2005 August], [http://archives.dawn.com/2006/03/23/nat5.htm 2006 March], [http://archives.dawn.com/2006/08/14/nat8.htm 2006 August], [https://web.archive.org/web/20120322225837/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=109977 2007 March], [http://archives.dawn.com/2007/08/14/nat4.htm 2007 August], [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=382 2008 March] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318062443/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=382 |date=18 March 2012 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=198 2008 August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115094036/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=198 |date=15 November 2010 }}, [https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=570 2009 March] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929231325/https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=570 |date=29 September 2017 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=817 2009 August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115085037/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=817 |date=15 November 2010 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1212 2010 March] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304051227/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1212 |date=4 March 2012 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1421 2010 August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304051234/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1421 |date=4 March 2012 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1696 2011 March] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318062458/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1696 |date=18 March 2012 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1813 2011 August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401133009/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1813 |date=1 April 2012 }}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131216084016/http://ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1993 2012 March], [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2121 2012 August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112163610/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2121 |date=12 November 2012 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2261 2013 March] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324021616/https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2261 |date=24 March 2014 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2349 2013 August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324021610/https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2349 |date=24 March 2014 }}, [https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2509 2014 March] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323233113/https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2509 |date=23 March 2014 }}, [https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/519512-military-awards 2014 August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220092529/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/519512-military-awards |date=20 February 2017 }}, [https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2996 2015 August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213163449/https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2996 |date=13 February 2016 }}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160426121655/https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=3241 2016 March], [https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=3430 2016 August] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911171146/https://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=3430 |date=11 September 2016 }}, and [https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/194234-President-confers-Military-Awards-on-officers-and-men-of-armed-forces 2017 March].
+Similarly, civilian and military awards for outstanding individuals are announced every year on 14 August and an investiture ceremony is held on the following 23 March. The links from 2001 and onwards are: [http://www.paklinks.com/gs/370009-post1.html 2001], [http://www.karachipage.com/news/Aug_01/081401.html 2001], [http://archives.dawn.com/2002/08/14/nat10.htm 2002], [http://archives.dawn.com/2003/08/14/top3.htm 2003], [http://archives.dawn.com/2004/08/14/nat1.htm 2004], [http://archives.dawn.com/2005/08/14/nat1.htm 2005], [https://web.archive.org/web/20101114010752/http://pakistantimes.net/2007/03/24/national1.htm 2006], [http://archive.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=13727&Cat=13&dt=3/24/2008 2007]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130928112804/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71490 2008], [http://archive.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=230630&Cat=2&dt=3/24/2010 2009]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [http://nation.com.pk/national/24-Mar-2013/president-decorates-civil-and-mily-awards-on-pakistan-day 2012], [http://www.dawn.com/news/1095205 2013], [http://tribune.com.pk/story/858025/the-complete-list-of-recipients-of-awards-on-pakistan-day/ 2014], and [http://tribune.com.pk/story/1071605/president-confers-military-civil-awards-on-pakistan-day/ 2015].
+Information is also gleaned from the wreath-laying ceremonies for the 10 [[Nishan-e-Haider]] recipients each year on 6 September (Defence Day). The links from 2005 onwards are: [https://web.archive.org/web/20101114003444/http://pakistantimes.net/2005/09/07/top2.htm 2005], [https://web.archive.org/web/20101115145727/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=101993 2006], [https://web.archive.org/web/20101114002712/http://pakistantimes.net/2007/09/07/top2.htm 2007], [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=168 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304051243/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=168 |date=4 March 2012 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=858 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304051250/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=858 |date=4 March 2012 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1475 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115083514/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1475 |date=15 November 2010 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1828 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401133019/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=1828 |date=1 April 2012 }}, [http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2136 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927055526/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp?o=t-press_release&id=2136 |date=27 September 2013 }}, [http://archive.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-200519-Defence-Day-observed-with-national-spirit 2013]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, and [http://archive.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-32741-Defence-Day-celebrated-with-traditional-zeal 2014]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.[https://www.dawn.com/news/1864154]
+Following abbreviations have been used for the respective units/regiments of the officers,
+{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
+* '''AC''' – [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
+* '''ARTY''' – [[Pakistan Army Regiment of Artillery|Regiment of Artillery]]
+* '''AAD''' – [[Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps|Army Air Defence]]
+* '''ENGRS''' – [[Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]]
+* '''SIGS''' – [[Pakistan Army Corps of Signals|Corps of Signals]]
+* '''INF''' – [[Infantry Branch (Pakistan Army)|Infantry]]
+** Punjab – [[Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)|Punjab Regiment]]
+** Baloch – [[Baloch Regiment]]
+** FF – [[Frontier Force Regiment]]
+** AK – [[Azad Kashmir Regiment]]
+** Sind – [[Sind Regiment]]
+** NLI – [[Northern Light Infantry]]
+* '''AVN''' – [[Pakistan Army Aviation Corps|Army Aviation Corps]]
+* '''MI''' – [[Military Intelligence (Pakistan)|Corps of Military Intelligence]]
+* '''ASC''' – [[Pakistan Army Corps of Service|Army Service Corps]]
+* '''ORD''' – [[Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps|Ordnance Corps]]
+* '''EME''' – [[Pakistan Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering|Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]]
+* '''AMC''' – [[Pakistan Army Medical Corps|Army Medical Corps]]
+* '''AEC''' - [[Pakistan Army Corps of Education|Army Education Corls]]
+* '''RV&FC''' - [[Pakistan Army Corps of Remount Veterinary and Farms|Remount Veterinary and Farms Corps]]
+*'''LB''' - Logistics Branch
+{{div col end}}
 == References ==