Security forces arrested five suspected militants from Swat on Saturday. Officials told Daily Times by telephone that a man named Habibul Haq was apprehended on a checkpost in Khwazakhela. Haq is said to be a close aide of rebel cleric Fazlullah. Four more suspected militants were held on a checkpost in Fizza Ghat area. Contacted for comments, Media Information Centre in Mingora confirmed arrest of the four people but would not divulge their names. An official said all the five men arrested had been detained for suspected links to the militants. He said they would be subjected to interrogation and would be freed if found innocent.