Jammu, July 3 -- A gunfight broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials aware of the matter said. The encounter started when police assisted by the Army and CRPF launched a search and cordon operation in the Kuchal area of Chatroo around 7.45 pm after receiving information about the presence of terrorists, they said. The terrorists opened fire on noticing the security search parties, leading to a gunfight which was ongoing when last reports were received, officials said. Reinforcements have been rushed to the area to neutralise the terrorists, believed to be two to three in number and affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), officials added. Army's White Knight Corps, in a post on X, said, "Based on specific intelligence a joint search operation was underway in Kanzal Mandu, Kishtwar. Contact has been established with the terrorists and operations are in progress." htc...