The induction of the youth of J&K in the army comes at a time when the state has been making headlines for incidents of stone-pelting by some youngsters in the valley.
An army official said they were collecting details about the incident and will soon issue a statement.
A massive operation has been launched to track down the attackers, who fled the spot.
This was the second such plot foiled by security agencies in a month. Earlier, terrorists had planned to target Azad at Ramban in Jammu region but the three possible attackers were nabbed before they could act.
Restrictions on assembly of four or more people were in force in rest of the Valley as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.
India should do what we can to ensure that our two friends do not get into a confrontation that is meaningless and ultimately damaging to everyone including us.
Police, while reopening the case, have informed Interpol that Salahuddin is in Pakistan and sought the help of the world police organisation to extradite him, highly placed sources in the state government said.
The incoming facility on prepaid connections has also been restored, but the outgoing calls are barred.
Sayyed Liyaqat Shah, arrested in 2013 by Delhi police on charges of being a terrorist of banned outfit Hizbul Mujahideen and planning attacks in New Delhi, has sought his discharge before a Delhi court, saying no evidence has been found against him by the NIA.
Mobile services were partially restored in the Valley which has been rocked by violence since July 8.
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, who was reportedly detained earlier while demonstrating against President Pervez Musharraf's Kashmir policy, has been on a hunger strike for the past five days.
Sharif said, "Today we are observing Black Day to express solidarity with Kashmiris and are giving a strong message to the world that Pakistanis are with them (Kashmiris) for their struggle to get their rights."
Camps continue to be run despite the government's denial.
The latest developments from the violence-hit valley.
'The reality is that India is not ready to accept Kashmir as a core issue,' says Hizbul Mujahideen commander Syed Salahuddin.
EAM also hit out at Pakistan for continuing to glorify terrorists belonging to proscribed terrorist organisations.
Restrictions on the movement of the people in parts of Srinagar, some areas in north Kashmir and four districts of south Kashmir, which were imposed on Saturday morning, continued to remain in force on Thursday.
'Many said his visit was very risky. But mercifully, Air Force One has taken off from Delhi without Mr Trump stepping on anybody's toes,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Lone and two others were identified by police as the masterminds behind the grenade attack.
The Mumbai-born gangster's nationality is listed as "Indian", with a recorded Indian passport which was subsequently revoked by the government of India and then goes on to list a string of Indian and Pakistani passports acquired by him and misused.
During the interrogation, the militants confessed their involvement in the crime, he added.
In a significant move, Kashmiri separatist leaders on Sunday decided to convene a meeting of all stakeholders on Tuesday to decide the future course of the nearly four-month-long shutdown in the Valley.
Bukhari, who was in his 50s, was leaving his office in Press Enclave in the city centre Lal Chowk for an Iftar when he was shot, officials said.
Security forces were on Sunday deployed in strength in parts of Srinagar in the wake of fresh violence following death of a teenager, even as normal life remained affected elsewhere in the Valley for the 121st consecutive day due to separatist-sponsored strike.
At least 12 people were injured on Saturday in fresh clashes between protesters and security forces, following death of a 16-year-old boy due to alleged poisoning in Eidgah area of the city.
Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have unearthed a module of Hizbul Mujahideen involved in the manufacture of car bombs, with the arrest of four militants belonging to the outfit.
The official said five civilians received bullet injuries in the cross-firing near the gunfight site.
During interrorgation, it was revealed that the 4 terrorists owed allegiance to the Hizbul Mujahideen.
The attack comes in less than 24 hours when militants of banned Hizbul Mujahideen ambushed a BSF convoy at neighbouring Goriwan area at Bijbehara killing three of its personnel.
J&K: 2 ultras, jawan killed in encounter
Samiullah Sheikh (21) and Ali Mohammed Sheikh (32) were carrying 2 kg of IEDs, Joint Commissioner of Police Karnal Singh said.
India on Friday asked Pakistan to deport Dawood as well as Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin.
New Delhi has repeatedly missed opportunities for political engagement in Kashmir in the past. It must seize the next one, says Ajai Shukla.
Police suspect that Khurshid was an important functionary in the Lashkar-e-Tayiba set up.
He had allegedly given a cheque for Rs 9.5 lakh to the Islamic Front activists and it was recovered from them during their arrest, they said.
Nabeel Ahmed Wani, the topper of the All India Examination for BSF Assistant Commandant (Works) last year, has written to the government alleging that terrorists are threatening him and his sister.
Pakistani troops opened fire with automatic weapons and Rocket Projectile Grenades.
The ultra showered bullets on Reyaz Ahmad Shosha, who was under treatment at the hospital after sustaining injuries in a militant attack at Sopore on May 19.
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