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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur (File image)
Peshawar: A cousin of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in northwest Pakistan on Monday, police said.
Sardar Saqlain Khan Gandapur, who is also a former local government functionary, was shot dead in Dera Ismail Khan district, the native place of the chief minister, a police official said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack which took place at Luni Mor, an area which has a considerable presence of the Pakistani Taliban.
An investigation has been initiated into the incident, the official said.