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Pakistan Quells Deadly Pro‑Iran Protests as Toll Rises, UN Offices Torched

Curfews are now in place nationwide, with a formal probe ordered in Sindh into the Karachi clash.

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.