commander, Pakistan Fleet

{{Short description|Appointment in Pakistan fleet}}

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| post = Commander Pakistan Fleet

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| department = Navy

| style = ADM

| type = Fleet Commander{{cite web | last=Pike | first=John | title=Pakistan | website=GlobalSecurity.org | date=1970-01-01 | url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/navy-intro.htm | access-date=2021-09-10}}

| abbreviation = COMPAK

| member_of = Pakistan Fleet Command

| incumbent = R/ADM Abdul Munib HI(M)

| incumbent since = 10 October 2024

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| website = [https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/admin_Authorities.html Official Website]

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Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK) is a formal title in the Pakistan Navy to denote the head (usually a two star or three star vice admiral) of Pakistan Fleet Command.{{cite web | title=Joint naval exercise opens in Karachi | website=China Daily Website | date=2011-03-08 | url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-03/08/content_12137816_2.htm | language=la | access-date=2021-09-10}}{{cite web | last=Report | first=Dawn | title=Rear Admiral Zafar assumes Pakistan fleet command | website=DAWN.COM | date=2014-05-31 | url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1109636 | access-date=2021-09-10}} The role is responsible for fleet support, progressive transition of the fleet, and the effectiveness of the force. The COMPAK is also assigned with responsibilities to oversee combat and staff capabilities of the fleet such as deployment of the forces, in addition to ensure equipment capacities designed to improve "operational readiness".{{cite web | title=Pakistan Navy Official Website | website=paknavy.gov.pk | date=2021-06-02 | url=https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/admin_Authorities.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602035428/https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/admin_Authorities.html | archive-date=2021-06-02 | url-status=live | access-date=2021-09-10}}

The COMPAK is one of the four major administrative authorities and one of the seven total commands of the navy such as Commander, Karachi (COMKAR), a major naval base, Commander, Logistics (COMLOG), Northern Command (COMNOR), Commander, Coast (COMCOAST),{{cite book | last=Tan | first=A.T.H. | title=The Politics of Maritime Power: A Survey | publisher=Taylor & Francis | year=2010 | isbn=978-1-136-83342-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_WsAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT387 | access-date=2021-09-10 | page=387}}{{cite web | website=agp.gov.pk | date=2021-07-03 | url=http://www.agp.gov.pk/SiteImage/Policy/ARDS-2017-18.pdf | title= AUDITOR-GENERAL OF PAKISTAN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703034253/http://www.agp.gov.pk/SiteImage/Policy/ARDS-2017-18.pdf | archive-date=2021-07-03 | access-date=2021-09-10}} Commander Central Punjab (COMCEP), Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), and the commander fleet itself. The fleet commander heads destroyer squadron, naval aviation, surface warfare, and other surface operations and anti-submarine warfare designed for multiple roles such as equipments, including watercraft, weapons, arms, and naval bases.