| Vice Admiral | |
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 Flag of Vice Admiral,Pakistan Navy | |
 _OF-8.svg) The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a Pakistani Navy vice admiral of the "line". | |
 The star insignia of a Pakistani Navy vice admiral | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Service branch | |
| Abbreviation | VADM |
| Rank | Three-star |
| NATOrank code | OF-8 |
| Non-NATO rank | O-9 |
| Next higher rank | Admiral |
| Next lower rank | Rear admiral |
| Equivalent ranks | Lieutenant general (Pakistan Army) Air marshal (Pakistan Air Force) |
Vice admiral (abbreviated asVADM) is athree-star commissioned armedflag officer rank in thePakistan Navy,coast guards, andmarines[1][2] awarded by thegovernment of Pakistan to rear admirals as a position advancement inuniformed service.[3] It is the second-highest rank inPakistan armed services, and while it is worn on epaulettes with a three-star insignia, it ranks above thetwo-star rankrear admiral and below thefour-star rankadmiral.[4] Vice admiral is equivalent to the rank ofLieutenant general ofPakistan Army andair marshal of thePakistan Air Force.[5]
Vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy is a very senior flag officer rank and is abbreviated asV/ADMPN to distinguish it from thesame ranks offered in other countries, although there is no official abbreviation available for a Pakistani vice admiral. Vice admiral may be also called as three-star admiral to distinguish it from otherranks such as the two-starrear admiral and the four-staradmiral.[6]
Awarded by theGovernment of Pakistan to rear admirals as a position advancement inuniformed service.
Since it is the second-highest rank in Pakistan armed forces with high classification scale of Grade 22 coupled with additional powers and benefits, thelaw of Pakistan restricts the use of unsanctioned power by a three-star Admiral and can be constraint under a certainconstitutional amendment.
![Discontinued shoulder and sleeve insignia of a Pakistani Air marshal [7]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fwikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aUK-Air-OF8.svg)
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