Pakistan, July 28 -- At least three people were killed and seven other injured when unknown gunmen opened firing on peaceful protesters at Tirrah valley in Khyber tribal district on Sunday.

Police said that the people staged peace march when they came under firing, killing three on the spot and injuring 7 others. In a statement from his office, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the firing by Khawarij and issued instructions to provide immediate medical assistance to the injured.

"The heinous intentions of terrorists cannot shake our resolve," he was quoted as saying.

Following the incident, a jirga was convened between civil and military officials, local elders and Security Forces Commandant Brigadier Muhammad Qasim, according to...