Jammu, May 29: Six top Pakistani militants were shot dead today in Pir Panjal mountain ranges in border district of Poonch, official sources said here. On specific information about crossing over of a group of heavily armed militants in Pir Panjal ranges from Pakistan side, security forces launched a seek and destroy operation in the Kolian Doke forest belt in Poonch where they had taken shelter, the sources said.

During the search of the area, militants fired grenades, they said adding troops fired back and in the gunbattle, which was still on, six militants were killed.
The sources said all of them belonged to Pakistan.

Four AK rifles, 7 magazines, 5 grenades and 136 rounds were recovered from them, they said.

Bureau Report