A militant was killed when security
forces
engaged
some
militants
who
were
planting
explosives
at
a
polling
station
set
up
in
a
primary
school
in
the
vicinity
of
the
Kanju
police
station
in
the
Swat
district
of
the
NWFP
on
February
17,
according
to
Dawn.
In another incident in the Matta area
of
Swat,
Deputy
Superintendent
of
Police
Haroon
Babar
escaped
unhurt
when
his
car
was
attacked
with
a
series
of
remote
controlled
devices
near
Bara
Bandai
in
the
Kabal
sub-division
where
he
had
gone
to
inspect
polling
stations.
No
casualty
was
reported.
Meanwhile, security forces (SFs) arrested
seven
hardcore
militants,
including
two
commanders,
during
a
search
operation
in
the
Swat
district.
The
militants
were
reportedly
hiding
in
a
house
when
the
security
forces
launched
the
operation
in
the
Kabal
sub-division
and
arrested
them
after
a
brief
exchange
of
fire.
The
two
commanders
were
identified
as
Fazle
Rehman
and
Akbar
Hussain.
Residents
said
that
the
SFs
also
dynamited
the
house
of
Fazle
Rehman
and
the
shops
and
a
clinical
laboratory
of
Akbar
Hussain
in
the
area. | 
