Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK) is a formal title in the

Pakistan Navy The Pakistan Navy (PN) (; ''romanized'': Pākistān Bahrí'a; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The Chief of the Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Com ...

to denote the head (usually a two star or three star

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) of Pakistan Fleet Command. The role is responsible for fleet support, progressive transition of the fleet, and the

effectiveness Effectiveness or effectivity is the capability of producing a desired result or the ability to produce desired output. When something is deemed effective, it means it has an intended or expected outcome, or produces a deep, vivid impression. Et ...

of the force. The COMPAK is also assigned with responsibilities to oversee

combat Combat (French language, French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent Conflict (process), conflict between multiple combatants with the intent to harm the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (Hand-to-hand combat, not usin ...

and staff capabilities of the fleet such as deployment of the forces, in addition to ensure equipment capacities designed to improve "operational readiness". 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), Commander Central Punjab (COMCEP), Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), and the commander fleet itself. The fleet commander heads destroyer squadron,

naval aviation Naval aviation / Aeronaval is the application of Military aviation, military air power by Navy, navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases. It often involves ''navalised aircraft'', specifically designed for naval use. Seab ...

surface warfare Surface warfare is naval warfare involving surface ships. It is one of the four operational areas of naval warfare, the others being underwater warfare, aerial warfare, and information warfare. Surface warfare is the oldest and most basic for ...

, and other surface operations and

anti-submarine warfare Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in the older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations ar ...

designed for multiple roles such as equipments, including watercraft, weapons, arms, and naval bases.

Surface and submarine warfare

25th Destroyer Squadron The 25th Destroyer Squadron (DESRON-25) is one of the two destroyer squadrons in the Pakistan Navy and is part of the six total Squadron (naval), squadrons in the fleet. It is the largest squadron in the navy, second only to the 9th Auxiliary Squ ...

(DESRON-25) *18th Destroyer Squadron (DESRON-18) *14th Destroyer Squadron (DESRON-14) *5th Submarine Squadron (SUBRON-5) *Aviation *9th Auxiliary & Minesweeper Squadron (AUXMIN-9) *21st Auxiliary Squadron (AUXRON-21) *PNS RAZA *Pakistan Navy Tactical School (PNTS) *PNS Haider *FMG *WATT *MHQ *BEAMER

Appointment style

When a new head takes the command as COMPAK, it is literary known as "change of command" ceremony held at the official workplace of the commander in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

. During the ceremony, a

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is presented to the new head, while the incumbent officer hands over scroll command to the new COMPAK.

List of commanders

References

{{reflist Pakistan Navy appointments