Vice admiral (abbreviated as VADM) is a three-star commissioned armed flag officer rank in the Pakistan Navy, coast guards, and marines[1][2] awarded by the government of Pakistan to rear admirals as a position advancement in uniformed service.

[4] Vice admiral is equivalent to the rank of Lieutenant general of Pakistan Army and air marshal of the Pakistan Air Force.

[5] Vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy is a very senior flag officer rank and is abbreviated as V/ADMPN to distinguish it from the same ranks offered in other countries, although there is no official abbreviation available for a Pakistani vice admiral.

[6] Awarded by the Government of Pakistan to rear admirals as a position advancement in uniformed 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, the law of Pakistan restricts the use of unsanctioned power by a three-star Admiral and can be constraint under a certain constitutional amendment.