Fazl Karim Khattak replaced Syed Muhammad Javed as Malakand division commissioner on Saturday, a private TV channel reported. The channel quoted its sources as saying that the reason behind Javed's replacement was his alleged ties with the Taliban. Military officials had expressed concerns over his relations with Taliban commander Maulvi Faqeer, the channel said. ANP Senator Haji Adeel denied the report and told another TV channel Khattak had left for a three-month training course.