▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁command ▁as ▁Commander ▁Pakistan ▁Fle et ▁( COMP AK ) ▁from ▁Admir al ▁N oman ▁Bash ir . ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁I q bal ▁gu ided ▁the ▁fleet ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 5 0 ▁and ▁Com b ined ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 5 1 ▁to ▁launched ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁pi racy ▁in ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Som alia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁three - star ▁rank , ▁and ▁was ▁again ▁posted ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁N H Q ▁as ▁DC NS ▁( Tra ining ). ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁I q bal ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Vice ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Staff ) ▁at ▁N H Q , ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁post ▁from ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁As af ▁Hum ay un ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁V C NS . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁V Ad m ▁I q bal ▁took ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁preced ed ▁by ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁As if ▁Sand ila ▁as ▁V C NS . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁university ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁Bah ria ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁appointed ▁its ▁R ector ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Pi racy ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Som alia ▁Cad et