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Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi

9.6
The senior army leaders and main military offices of Pakistan based in the city
  • proper noun
  • /ˌrɑːwəlˈpɪndi/
  • Literature
: Rawalpindi
  • The command center located in Rawalpindi oversees all army activities across Pakistan.
  • Rawalpindi houses the headquarters
  • army headquarters in Rawalpindi

Examples

  • The top generals of the army gathered in Rawalpindi to strategize their next military operations.

  • Finally, after the Americans had spent more than five hours in the blistering heat of the vault, Pakistani troops arrived from their headquarters in Rawalpindi, not half an hour's drive from the embassy, and the crowds melted away.

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  • Maybe you should include Damascus and Beirut, and while you're at it, go on a Taliban shoot in Rawalpindi.

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  • Recent military decisions affecting the region were made by the leadership based in Rawalpindi.

Surface Forms

Rawalpindi main

Etymology

Rawalpindi is also used to mean Pakistan's military leadership because the army's main offices and top officers are based in the city. So when news says Rawalpindi, it often means the military leaders in that city, not only the place itself.