India, March 8 -- Unidentified gunmen shot dead a religious preacher and injured another person in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, media reports said.

The slain religious preacher was identified as Mufti Shah Meer Aziz.

He was a member of the Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) party.

According to reports, he was reportedly shot when he was offering prayer at a local mosque in Turbat city on Friday night.

He was killed on the spot.

"Mufti Shah Meer Aziz was killed on the spot, and the prayer leader of the mosque was injured," he said.

Zehri said the incident appeared to be an instance of a targeted attack.

No group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far.

"Police have initiated investigation and hunt for the attacker...