They were accompanied by local residents and elders of Utmanzai tribe, reports Dawn News.

“We vacated the area (during military operation against militants) for peace, but suicide attacks and targeted killings continue after the ‘Zarb-i-Azb’ military operation,” they were quoted as saying by Dawn News and stressed that the state was responsible for providing protection to its citizens and demanded an inquiry into the targeted killings.

The Utmanzai elders also announced that they would soon announce future courses of action if such incidents continued.