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Panorama: Battle of Swat Valley was broadcast on BBC One at 8.30pm on Monday 22 June 2009.

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Great programme. Not sure about the choice of music to accompany the helicopter scenes. This programme demonstrates the need to fight against such a barbaric movement, but the music was from a film that was about the futility of war and conflict. Some how it gave the wrong message or under-minded the report.

- Graeme Armitage

The battle for Swat Valley is going to take a long time to win with, I fear, a great more loss of life before the Taliban are finally beaten. The Pakistani Army are doing their very best and are taking losses in their aim to defeat the Taliban. This clearly is proving far more difficult than was first thought. The Taliban are cruel and ruthless and clearly have no respect for human life which we so graphically saw tonight. The government of Pakistan should never have given in to the Taliban which only showed great weakness on their part and gave the Taliban great confidence in my view. They have achieved nothing and have paid the price in more bloodshed and misery for the civilian population of Swat Valley. Very concerning that they are living in constant fear of the Taliban with many fearing for their lives. I thank Panorama for showing what you could which has shown viewers the reality of negotiating with and giving in to terrorists. They have been left free to continue to terrorise, threaten and kill civilians as well as soldiers in Swat Valley.

- Steve Fuller

In all but one very important issue, John Sweeney's report was excellent. John did not cover the issue of Pakistan creating, and fostering various terrorist groups and developing them as strategic assets against India. The Taliban in Swat Valley are being confronted only because they are attacking Pakistan. Whereas other groups of Taliban and LeT are being left in tact because they help Pakistan achieve its objectives against India.

- Ravi

Excellent programme, one thing is for sure, 99% of Muslims (including scholars) agree that what the Taliban represent is not Islam. The only line I did not agree with was when the presenter said "this is how a 7th century ideology battles a 21st century one" or words to that effect. Like I said, these people are worse than animals and have gone against the teachings of Islam, in fact, as a student of Islamic Law I can say that they themselves are liable to be punished under Islamic Law!

- Mustafa

At last someone shows the Taliban for what they really are, evil, un- Islamic and bloodthirsty. I think it is now imperative that the various armies surrounding them fight them to the end and bring an end to this menace once and for all.

- Zafar Ali

Either there is a watershed or there isn't and judging by the content of the Panorama edition broadcast on the 22nd June you are in breach of your own guidelines. Discuss?

- Ian Kirkham

I have no problem with Panorama reporting on the offensive and giving the government view. I also think it is fine for Sweeney to give some of his personal views because, after all, he undertook the investigation. But to deny the accused party any platform to respond to the accusations, to mislead viewers into thinking Pakistani opinion is united on this issue, and to completely fail to give any context is irresponsible and misleading reporting.

- Roshan Muhammed Salih