Jan 4 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Pakistan at 1430 GMT on Sunday.

DERA ISMAL KHAN - Five policemen and two civilians were killed in a bomb blast outside a college in Dera Ismail Khan town, in North West Frontier Province, said security and government officials. Paramilitary troops are stationed at the college to provide security for a Shi'ite Muslim commemoration.

SWAT - Militants beheaded a paramilitary soldier and policeman on Saturday night in the northwestern Swat valley where security forces have been battling Islamist insurgents since 2007, police said. (Complied by Islamabad bureau; Editing by Robert Birsel)

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