Will Pakistan shift army HQ from Rawalpindi? Top Indian Army officer says 'they have to find a deep hole'

India is capable of striking anywhere in Pakistan, said a senior Indian Army officer, responding to reports that Islamabad is mulling relocation of its General Army Headquarters.

Army Air Defence Director General Lieutenant General Ivan D'Cunha said India has "adequate arsenal of weapons to take on Pakistan right across its depth". The remarks came as reports claimed thast Pakistan might shift its army HQ from Rawalpindi to Islamabad.

"The GHQ can move from Rawalpindi to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or wherever they want to move, but they are all within range, so they will have to really find a deep hole," Lt Gen D'Cunha told ANI.

The top Army official said Indian armed forces had anticipated Pakistan to send low-cost drones to bypass radars and hence carried out simulation exercises between April 26 and 28. This helped India thwart 800 to 1,000 drones deployed across the western border over four days through coordinated efforts by the Army, Navy and Air Force.

"One thing for sure is that all the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles [UCAV] which carried a payload, although they intended to harm our civilian population and they were directed towards population centres, we ensured that they did not cause any damage, and I think the proof of the pudding is actually in what we actually saw, that there were no civilian casualties," he added.

Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 is response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 innocent civilians. India destroyed terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, exposing Islamabad's support for terror organisations.

Pakistan tried to retaliate by deploying drones and missiles. However, India foiled these attacks and in response, targeted military and air bases across Pakistan after neutralising their air defence capabilities. New Delhi and Islamabad agreed to a ceasefire, following a call from the Pakistani DGMO on May 10.

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