<p>A gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of South Kashmir this morning.<br /><br />Acting on specific information that two militants were hiding in a house in Shankerpora, 40 kms from here, police assisted by security forces cordoned the village late last night, Senior Superintendent of Police, Pulwama, Kifayat Hyder said.<br /><br />He said as the joint search party launched combing operation, the militants opened indiscriminate fire around 8.45 am this morning prompting security forces to return the fire.<br />The exchange of fire between the two sides is going on, he said.</p>
<p>A gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of South Kashmir this morning.<br /><br />Acting on specific information that two militants were hiding in a house in Shankerpora, 40 kms from here, police assisted by security forces cordoned the village late last night, Senior Superintendent of Police, Pulwama, Kifayat Hyder said.<br /><br />He said as the joint search party launched combing operation, the militants opened indiscriminate fire around 8.45 am this morning prompting security forces to return the fire.<br />The exchange of fire between the two sides is going on, he said.</p>
