Protests erupt in Pakistan over Khamenei's killing, 21 dead as US consulates, UN office attacked

Protests erupted across Pakistan on Sunday after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in ongoing US-Israeli strikes on Tehran, triggering violent clashes, arson attacks and anti-US demonstrations in several Shia-majority regions. At least 21 people have died so far as demonstrations in several cities turned deadly, a Reuters report mentioned.

Violence was reported near the US Consulate in Karachi



and Lahore, where hundreds of protesters gathered and vandalised property and set parts of the premises on fire, according to footage and media reports. In the northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, protesters also set fire to a United Nations office in Skardu and damaged nearby buildings. Authorities across Pakistan tightened security around diplomatic sites and sensitive zones as tensions from the Iran war spilled into the country.