The Military Secretary (MS) is an administrative post in the federal government of Pakistan tasked with appointment, posting and other military administrative privileges given by the

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. In Pakistan's political system, a military secretary to the

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is held by a military personnel with a rank of

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, while military secretary to the president of Pakistan is usually held by a military officer with lieutenant colonel or equivalent rank. Military Secretary is entitled to assist the office with correspondence in staff. Since the office is literary held by an aide-de-camp (ADC), a MS does not execute promotions and appointments of military officers independently. In the Pakistan Army, a deputy military secretary is appointed to the

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assigned with career management privileges of low ranking officers such as major, captain or equivalent.

List of secretaries

Secretaries to prime minister

Secretaries to president

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