Sources said the top leadership in Delhi is now concerned about whether the PDP would take a hard line in Mr Drabu's absence. The state BJP leaders are expected to help the brass in crafting out a strategy.
The traders of TMHA on the occasion pleaded to act in line with the activities of Kashmir Traders & Manufacturers Federation besides to strengthen the business activities in Sada Kadal to Asahi Bagh area of Srinagar.
The police said among the killed militants, one was involved in a recent attack on a police guard post at Soura in which one police constable was killed.