In Jammu and Kashmir security forces achieved a major success by gunning down a self styled Area Commander of pro-Pak militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in Ramban district. According to official sources acting on specific information about the presence of self styled Area Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen in Bachkunda Bhimdasa village of Gool block of the hilly Ramban district, Police and Rashtriya Rifles launched a joint search operation late Friday night to apprehend him. Seeing the security forces approaching, he started firing which was returned by the Forces in which he got killed. He has been identified as Ghulam Qadir.

Meanwhile, in yet another major success, security forces busted a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives during a combing operation in Mahore region of Reasi district today.