New Delhi, April 23 -- Lest than 24 hours after Pahalgam terror attack, an encounter broke out between terrorists and security forcer in south Kashmir's Kulgam on Wednesday.

According to reports about suspicious movement, security forces started search operation and cordoned-off the area.

However, during the searches, security forces came under intense fire, triggering a gunfight, reported JKNS quoting sources.

On Tuesday, in one of the worst attacks on civilians in Kashmir in recent years, at least 26 people-mostly tourists-were killed by terrorists at the Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam.

The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police have launched a search operation in the general area of Baisran, Pahalgam, Anantnag, to nab the perpetrat...