Poonch, 14-Dec; A wanted Pakistani militant has been killed by the govt forces in the ongoing gunfight in Surankote area of Poonch district on Tuesday.The slain militant has been identified Abu Zarara known as Abu zar reportedly affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba and was considered as a wanted militant by the govt forces.”One AK 47 riffle, 4 magazines, one grenade, biscuit packets and some Indian currency was recovered from the slain militant”, officials confirmed Earlier, The encounter broke out this morning after security forces cordoned the area following a tip off about the presence of militants there.As the security forces approached the suspected spot, the militant “tried to escape from the cordon after resorting to heavy firing on forces but he was gunned down in retaliatory fire and there is a possibility of presence of one more militant in the area,””, an official said.Zar, he said, was active in this area from past some time with security terming his killing as a major success.(CNS)
