Famous Pashto singer Ghazala Javed and her father were shot dead by motorcycle-borne gunmen in Pakistan's Peshawar city, police said.

The attack took place in Dabgari area when Javed went to a beauty parlour along with her father Mohammad Javed Monday night, the Dawn News reported Tuesday.

Hailing from Swat valley, Javed married around two years ago. Following differences with her husband, she started living with her father.