"In a joint operation today, Army and police apprehended two local terrorists in Pattan," an army spokesman said.
"The arrests were affected based on specific information about the movement of suspected militants near Wusunkhui in Pattan town," he added.
The arrested militants were identified as Shaukat Ahmed Ganai (26) and Parvez Ahmad Mir (34), both residents of nearby Andargam village.
"Two AK-47 rifles, two grenade launchers and other war-like stores have been recovered from these terrorists," the spokesperson said.
"Army and police uniforms, which exposes the nefarious designs of the terror outfits to terrorise people in the garb of security forces, were also recovered from them," he added.
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