Srinagar:(PTI) Five Hizbul Mujahideen militants were today killed in an encounter with security forces in Ganderbal district in Kashmir.

“Five militants belonging to the Qadri Asadullah group of Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in a counter-insurgency operation in Preng area of Ganderbal in the wee hours today,” a Defence spokesman said.

He said the identities of the slain militants were being ascertained.