▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁first ▁lady ▁took ▁personal ▁initi atives ▁and ▁established ▁her ▁own ▁Pakistan ▁Army ▁Women ▁National ▁Guard ▁( W NG ) ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁combat ▁courses ▁introduced . ▁The ▁unit ' s ▁first ▁O C ▁and ▁chief ▁controller ▁was ▁Beg um ▁Ra ' ana , ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁women ▁were ▁restricted ▁from ▁particip ating ▁in ▁active ▁duty ▁combat ▁operations , ▁although ▁a ▁s izable ▁unit ▁of ▁women ▁soldiers ▁was ▁deployed ▁in ▁host ile ▁areas ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁medical ▁operations ▁only . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Shah ida ▁Mal ik ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁two - star ▁rank ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁Major ▁General . ▁Shah ida ▁Bad sh ah ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁promoted ▁to ▁Major ▁General . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁brig ad ier ▁N ig ar ▁Joh ar , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁command ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Army . ▁She ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁t ert i ary ▁care ▁hospital . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁woman ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major ▁general . ▁She ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Corps . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Vice ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁Army ▁Medical ▁College ▁Raw al p indi ▁as ▁a ▁Major ▁General . ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Shah ida ▁Ak ram ▁Bh urg ri