Unidentified people killed well-known Pashto singer Kifayat Shah Bacha and injured a child when they were entering a mosque in Swabi for offering Friday prayers.

According to the 24News HD TV channel, the local police said that the singer was shot dead by the unknown assailants at the entrance of the mosque.

The police said the assailant was following the singer from his house and when he reached the mosque, opened fire.

Singer Kifayat died on the spot while a child sustained bullet injuries, the police said adding that the injured child was shifted to the hospital for treatment where his condition was being observed out of danger.

The police said that some rivals of the singers had already killed his son last year. The Swabi police had collected evidence and started investigations.

Reporter: Anwar ul Haq