Judge Advocate General Branch (Pakistan)

Judge Advocate General Branch
Badge of Pakistan Army
Active1960; 64 years ago (1960)[1]
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeCombined and combat support service
RoleAdministrative and staffing oversight of military law and courts.
SizeVaries
HQ/GarrisonArmy GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname(s)JAG
Colors IdentificationWhite and Green
  
Anniversaries1959
EngagementsMilitary history of Pakistan
DecorationsMilitary Decorations of Pakistan military
Commanders
Judge Advocate GeneralMaj-Gen. Ghulam Jaffar
Notable
commanders
Gen. Zia-ul-Haq
Gen. Rahimuddin Khan
Insignia
War Flag

The Judge Advocate General Branch is a military administrative and the combined staff service branch of the Pakistan Army.: 431 [2][3]

The Judge Advocate General Branch is an army's branch,: 47 [3] but it has provided the legal services and justice to all branches of the Pakistani military and processes the proceedings of the field general courts-martial on occasions.: 431–432 [2]

  1. ^ Military Law Review. Ohio: Headquarters, Department of the Army. 1973. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b The Pakistan Code: With Chronological Table and Index. Manager of Publications. 1966. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Cheema, Pervaiz Iqbal (2002). The Armed Forces of Pakistan. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-1633-5. Retrieved 7 December 2023.