in 1977, capt. bhombal was promoted to the one-star rank, commodore, posted as the general-manager at the karachi port trust (gm kpt). in 1980, cdre. bhombal was promoted to two-star rank, rear-admiral, subsequently posted as the chairman of the pakistan national shipping corporation (pnsc) on 4 december 1980. r-adm. bhombal chaired the pakistan national shipping corporation for six years, eventually retiring on 11 january 1986, and his tenureship was regarded as successfully as the pakistan national shipping corporation turned into a profitable state corporation. in 1980, r-adm. bhombal was appointed as the president of the pakistan squash federation, and oversaw the first pakistan open in 1980 in karachi, and remained the president of the pakistan squash federation until 1986.