Chief of the General Staff (Pakistan)

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Chief of General Staff
Flag of the Pakistan Army
Incumbent Lt-Gen. Muhammad Avais Dastgir since 28 November 2023
Pakistan Army
Type	Principal Staff Officer
Abbreviation	CGS
Reports to	Chief of the Army Staff
Seat	GHQ, Rawalpindi
Appointer	Chief of the Army Staff

Chief of the General Staff (abbreviated as CGS) is the most coveted position within the Pakistan Army after that of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). Although four-star Chief of the Army Staff is the head of the land forces, CGS is "the organisational lead on both intelligence and operations" hence being in charge of the Military Intelligence (MI) and Military Operations (MO) Directorates.^[1] Since 1985 a three-star lieutenant general is appointed to the post of CGS.