Top Army officer says India can strike all of Pak: They'll need deep hole to hide

India Today

20-05-2025

India possesses the military capability to strike targets across the entire depth of Pakistan, and if the Pakistan Army relocates its headquarters from Rawalpindi, it will need to find a very deep hole to hide, a top Indian Army officer asserted."The whole of Pakistan is within range," Lieutenant General Sumer Ivan D'Cunha, Director General of Army Air Defence, said in an interview with news agency ANI, as he highlighted the country's military capabilities.advertisement"India has an adequate arsenal of weapons to take on Pakistan right across its depth. So, from its broadest to its narrowest, wherever it is, the whole of Pakistan is within range... The GHQ (General Headquarters) can move from Rawalpindi to KPK (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) or wherever they want to move, but they're all within range,' the Army officer said. In the recent military escalation between India and Pakistan, Indian forces targeted several Pakistani air bases, particularly along the border. However, the Defence Minister noted that the impact was felt deep into Rawalpindi, where the Pakistani Army's headquarters is located.The operation's success was attributed to the use of advanced indigenous technology, including long-range drones and precision-guided munitions.D'Cunha added that Pakistan had launched nearly 800 to 1000 drones across the western border over four days, and all drones carrying weapons were successfully intercepted and destroyed through coordinated efforts by the Army, Navy, and Air Force.advertisement'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,' the officer added.#WATCH | Delhi: When asked how many drones were sent by Pakistan during the recent conflict, DG Army Air Defence Lt Gen Sumer Ivan D'Cunha says, "...I would say anything between maybe 800 to 1000 across the whole western border in four days. A large number of them were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/S7YGs1X3ON— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2025India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror camps in Pakistan, two weeks after Pakistan-based terrorists killed 26 people in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. In retaliation, the Pakistan Army attacked Indian border cities using drones and cross-border firing.India responded with precision strikes on multiple Pakistani military bases, compelling Islamabad to initiate ceasefire talks. Both countries reached an understanding to halt firing on May 10, and the ceasefire continues to hold.