Srinagar, May 6 -- Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said security forces should tread cautiously in their hunt for Pahalgam terror attack perpetrators and ensure that no innocents are harmed in the process.

"We all understand the situation. It will take time. We can neither deny the situation nor shut our eyes to it. But, we also have to see that in our efforts to catch those responsible for what happened in Pahalgam, we must ensure that innocent people are not harmed," Abdullah told reporters here.

He said the crackdown on terror should not look like "all the people of Kashmir are being detained" to catch a few people responsible for the attack".

"There is a need to remain cautious and act prudently in this, and we have convey...