The driver of a provincial minister was killed when unidentified gunmen fired at his official vehicle in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police said.

Salim Khosa, a minister of Balochistan province, was not in the car at the time of the attack, police said.
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The driver was going to the minister's official residence when the gunmen intercepted the vehicle and riddled it with bullets.
The driver was killed instantly.
Police launched a search for the attackers, officials said.
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