Overview
- Reports put nationwide deaths at 20–23, including at least 10 in Karachi, with more than 120 people injured across multiple cities.
- In Karachi, hundreds attempted to breach the US consulate as police used tear gas and gunfire, and a Sindh joint investigation team was constituted to determine accountability.
- Responsibility for live fire remains contested, with a local spokesman alleging consulate security shot protesters and the Sindh interior minister denying the claim.
- In Gilgit‑Baltistan, protesters burned UN offices in Skardu and Gilgit as authorities imposed curfew, deployed the army, and officials reported multiple fatalities.
- Islamabad sealed the Red Zone under Section 144 and the US Embassy issued security alerts, while Pakistan’s leadership offered condolences over Khamenei’s killing and appealed for calm.