Officials said the car was attacked about 1km (half a mile) from the consulate Gunmen have opened fire on a car belonging to the Saudi consulate in Karachi, killing one person, say Pakistani police.
Some reports say the victim was a consular official.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but al-Qaeda is known to be violently opposed to the Saudi government.
The attack comes two days after grenades were thrown at the consulate building, causing no injuries.
“Four people riding on two motorcycles opened fire at the car from two sides,” a police official was quoted as saying by Reuters.
The driver’s nationality and his role at the consulate have not yet been confirmed.
A Saudi official told the AFP news agency the attack took place about 1km (half a mile) from the consular building.
Saudi ambassador Abdul Aziz al-Ghadeer condemned the attack. “No-one who carries out this kind of attack can be a Muslim,” he told Reuters.
Al-Qaeda has vowed to avenge the death of Osama Bin Laden, who was killed in a US raid in Pakistan earlier this month.
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