The Taliban killed eight people in attacks in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan; two Taliban were killed and two were detained during the attacks. Hakeemullah Mehsud took credit for the Lahore attack and said more are to come in the major cities. Security forces detained 50 suspects in the Lahore attack, six Taliban fighters in Landi Kotal, and a Taliban commander and a former member of parliament in Islamabad.
