[The News (Pak)] Three more militants surrendered to security forces here while police arrested a member of the peace committee, Fazlullah, Advocate, for unknown reasons, on Friday.According to official sources, the three militants who fought on Taliban's side in Swat surrendered unconditionally to security forces. They were Ihsanullah, Hayatur Rehman and Sohail Noor.
The police arrested Fazlullah, an active member of the Swat Amn Committee, who led several peace rallies in Mingora during the recent past when the Taliban were in ascendance and there was trouble everywhere. The reasons for his arrest could not immediately be known. He was shifted to an undisclosed location.
The situation in Mingora remained generally normal on Friday and a rush of shoppers was witnessed in the city.
The ISPR said that security forces had apprehended two militants from Malakand's Nokhara and Kalakot villages.
Security forces also defused an improvised explosive device at Sanela near Aloch in Shangla.
In Maloch, two soldiers were martyred during an exchange of fire with militants.
Our correspondent adds from Bisham: Security forces arrested a commander of the militants Muhammad Sardar alias Qasim while several others surrendered during a search operation in different areas in Shangla district on Friday, official sources said.
Meanwhile, several militants were reported to have surrendered to the security forces in Makhozai and Chagharzai areas.