The protest erupted following the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US and Israeli strike.
Published On 1 Mar 2026
At least 9 individuals have been killed close to a United States consulate in the Pakistani metropolis of Karachi after protests broke out following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an official has instructed Al Jazeera.
Several others had been injured as safety forces opened fireplace to scatter lots of of pro-Iranian protesters attempting to storm the consulate early on Sunday morning.
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Police surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed instructed Al Jazeera at least 9 our bodies had been delivered to Karachi’s civil hospital.
Video footage shared on-line and verified by Al Jazeera confirmed a wounded particular person being transported by bystanders. Other photographs confirmed protesters trying to storm the US consulate constructing positioned on the town’s Mai Kolachi Road.
Large protests additionally broke out in different components of Pakistan.
Protesters set fireplace to a United Nations workplace constructing in Pakistan’s northern metropolis of Skardu, in the Shia-majority Gilgit Baltistan area, recognized for its Himalayan peaks widespread with vacationers.
“A large number of protesters have gathered outside the UN office in GB and burned down the building,” native authorities spokesperson Shabbir Mir instructed Reuters information company, including no casualties had been reported.
In the central metropolis of Lahore, lots of of protesters gathered outdoors the US consulate however there have been no experiences of violence.
“Some of the protesters tried to damage the security gate, hundreds of yards away for the consulate. However, police stopped them without use of force,” Aqeel Raza, a witness, instructed Reuters.
An indication can be anticipated close to the diplomatic enclave housing the US embassy in capital Islamabad on Sunday afternoon.
Protests over Khamenei’s killing have additionally damaged out elsewhere in the world, together with Iraq, Morocco, and Indian-administered Kashmir.
Pro-Iranian protesters gathered outdoors the Green Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the place the US embassy is positioned.
