Terrorist incidents in Pakistan

In Pakistan, authorities were challenged by a spate of attacks. Pakistan’s law enforcement responded with an offensive that killed at least 30 members of the Taliban. Joining The Takeaway is Marvin Weinbaum, a scholar at the Middle East Institute.

For more on the recent violence in Pakistan, we turn to Rob Watson, defense correspondent for the BBC World Service, who is following the story.

The Pakistani military and police were on guard after a suicide bomber killed seven people near a major air force complex in northwest Pakistan on Friday, while an explosion killed 17 on a bus heading to wedding elsewhere in the region.

At least 12 people have died in Peshawar, Pakistan after a suicide bomber attacked a police investigation bureau close to a Pakistani army garrison.The World’s Katy Clark looks at the strategy of the insurgents.

At least 41 people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in Pakistan’s Swat valley officials say. The explosion hit an area the military said it had retaken from militants. Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Aleem MaqBool in Islamabad.