Islamabad, October 23: A suicide bomber killed seven people near a major air force complex in north-west Pakistan today while an explosion killed 17 on a bus heading to a wedding elsewhere in the region.
The bloodshed has coincided with the run-up and first week of a major army offensive in a Taliban and al Qaida stronghold along the Afghan border.
Around 200 people have died as the insurgents showed they can strike in a variety of ways and places.
–Agencies