It is not possible always that the army and other security forces see success in their endeavours to restore lasting peace because at times luck is not in favour. In the case of Shopian encounter the same thing has happened when the overnight anti-terror operation in Kashmir’s Shopian district was called off as the subversives managed to escape from the area. No doubt that today was their day and they managed to escape but the security forces’ valour if perennial and will ensure that next time these terror mongers will be eliminated or apprehended without fail. It is pertinent to mention that a brief gun battle erupted in the Haripora area last night when joint teams of security forces launched a cordon and a search operation. The initial contact with terrorists was established at around 11 PM. After that there was no exchange of fire. Searches in the village were carried this morning to trace the terrorists but nothing was found and the operation has been called off. Looking into the statistics of terror mongers leaving this world at the hands of security forces, one can say with affirmation that those who have managed to escape from the scene will soon be taught a lesson of life. There was, however, a perceptible improvement in the situation in terms of the level of violence and number of incidents and deaths in Jammu and Kashmir. Also, there was a decline in the trend of stone pelting which was a big headache for the security personnel especially during the encounters and search operations. Now with revolutionary steps taken up by the government, the dominance of terrorists in various parts of the Kashmir has gone with the wind and there are only a handful of places where security forces are finding it hard to contain terrorists. This issue will also be dealt with efficiently in the coming times. Looking into the developments in Valley, sooner than later there will be complete dominance of Indian security forces and the peace will return in the Valley as government is working on point agenda of uprooting terrorism from the soil of J&K.