A 10-day Indian tri-services exercise along the western frontier has reportedly set alarm bells ringing in Pakistan, with Islamabad said to have put multiple commands and bases on high alert, CNN-News18 has learnt.

India issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for combined Army-Navy-Air Force manoeuvres reportedly running from October 30 to November 10, focused along the Sir Creek-Sindh-Karachi axis—an area Pakistani sources describe as the “deep south" of Pakistan. Sources told CNN-News18 that the exercise’s geographic emphasis and timing have prompted Islamabad to heighten vigilance across southern commands, where the military is allegedly “in panic" over potential contingency scenarios.

A top Pakistani security source said the country has issued high alerts for Southern Commands in Sindh an

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