Army had to call off its operation in Tral after hundreds of people pelted stones on troopers and helped a local militant to escape from the cordon.
Sources said that army and other forces cordoned off a particular area of Noorpora, in Tral after tip off about the presence of a militant.
Soon after the cordon was laid and people came to know about the presence of a militant they immediately started targeting army personnel with stones.
Sources said that forces fired many tear gas shells against the stone pelting people however clashes intensified to the extent that forces had to call off the operation.
They said that many protesters were injured during clashes.