The Indian Army said that one terrorist was shot dead and weapons and war-like stores were also recovered during the joint operation.
In a major development, an encounter broke out between Pakistani terrorists and security forces in Pulwama of South Kashmir on Saturday.
In Pulwama, a terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in the wee hours of Monday. Four terrorists were killed in Kupwara, while two were killed in Kulgam.
One of the terrorists was identified as Junaid Sheergojri, involved in the killing of our colleague Martyr Reyaz Ahmad on May 13. The other two killed terrorists were identified as Fazil Nazir Bhat and Irfan Ah Malik.
The neutralised terrorists were identified as Aijaz Hafiz and Shahid Ayub, belonging to the Al Badr terror outfit. Both of them were local terrorists, said an official.
Commenting on the encounter, police said Natish Wani alias Haider was a resident of Khanyar, Srinagar. Wani joined terror ranks a week ago.
A Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist of Pakistan was gunned down in Pulwama encounter, said Kashmir IGP Vijay Kumar. The encounter broke out at Chewaklan area of Pulwama between security forces and terrorists on Friday late evening.
According to a report, an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Charar-i-Sharief area of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday,
"Encounter has started at Chandgam area of Pulwama. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," the Kashmir Zone Police tweeted.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said that two non-local workers, who had been fired upon by terrorists in Srinagar and Pulwama on Saturday, succumbed to their injuries.
LeT commander Umar Mustaq Khandey, one of the top 10 targets of Jammu and Kashmir police, was gunned down by security forces.
Encounter has started at Wahibug area of Pulwama. Police & Security Forces are on the job.
J&K's Awantipora witnessed an encounter between security officials and militants in the wee hours of Friday.
A police official said that an IED was detected by a joint team of forces at Dadasara area of Tral on late Thursday night which was later destroyed by the bomb disposal squad.
Two terrorists were killed after an encounter broke out between security forces and militants in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Nagberan-Tarsar forest area in south Kashmir this morning, following inputs about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
According to the details, the gunfight between the terrorists and security forces had begun at Nagberan-Tarsar forest area of Pulwama.
Jammu & Kashmir: Security personnel deployed in Pulwama town where an encounter broke out earlier today. Operation underway.
Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Aijaz (alias Abu Huraira) was killed on Wednesday in an encounter that took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, along with two other local terrorists. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Pulwama town following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire on the security forces, who retaliated.
Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Pulwama town following information about the presence of militants there.
Jammu and Kashmir police earlier informed that an encounter has broken out in the Puchal area of Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
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