Eight killed in mosque gunfire

At least eight people were killed when gunmen opened fire outside a mosque in the second attack in Quetta in southwest Pakistan in as many days.

About 15 others were wounded in the attack, which came as worshippers left the Sunni Muslim mosque after sunrise prayers for the Eid al-Fitr festival.

Bullets hit the car of Ali Madad Jatak, a former Pakistan People's Party provincial minister, but he was unhurt.

In the latest attack, four unidentified men opened fire on the former minister during the prayers, according to the Dawn News website.

Mr Jatak held a ministerial role in the Balochistan provincial government, as a representative of the PPP, which headed the last national coalition government.

No group has said it carried out the shooting, which took place near Quetta's eastern bypass.

Four people died at the scene while the others succumbed to their injuries in hospital, a senior local police official said.

On Thursday dozens of people died in a suicide bomb blast in Quetta.

Quetta has seen a recent surge in sectarian violence, mostly targeting the Shia Muslim minority.