<p>An encounter broke out today between militants and security forces in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of unspecified number of militants in Awoora village in Pahalgam area of the district, security forces launched a search operation in the area, a police official said.<br /><br />As the forces were conducting the search operation, the hiding militants fired at them, he said, adding the security forces retaliated, ensuing in an encounter.<br /><br />The firefight was going on when last reports came in, the official said, adding further details were awaited.</p>
<p>An encounter broke out today between militants and security forces in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of unspecified number of militants in Awoora village in Pahalgam area of the district, security forces launched a search operation in the area, a police official said.<br /><br />As the forces were conducting the search operation, the hiding militants fired at them, he said, adding the security forces retaliated, ensuing in an encounter.<br /><br />The firefight was going on when last reports came in, the official said, adding further details were awaited.</p>