8 Killed As Security Forces Open Fire On Protesters At US Consulate In Pakistan Over Khamenei’s Death
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Sources said American personnel at the consulate in Karachi opened fire on protesters as they stormed the building as part of a wave of "anti-US demonstrations"
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At least eight protesters were killed in clashes with security forces on Sunday as hundreds stormed the US consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in coordinated Israel-US strikes.
According to sources, the US personnel at the consulate opened fire at protesters as they stormed the building as part of a wave of “anti-US demonstrations" against Khamenei’s death.
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“We have moved at least eight dead bodies to Karachi’s civil hospitals, while 20 others were injured in the consulate incident," Muhammad Amin, a spokesman for the Edhi Foundation rescue service told AFP, adding that most bodies had bullet wounds.
The sources told News18 that while Pakistani police and paramilitary forces were initially successful in holding back the protesters by using batons and tear gas, they eventually broke through the barricades at the consulate smashing windows in their wake. There were reports of arson as well, with unverified videos on social media showing parts of the building set ablaze.
Locals protesting stikes on Iran have stormed the entrance area of the US Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/fiqSoRRpPt— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 1, 2026
Protesters, who pronounced their solidarity with Iran, expressed their outrage. The city of Karachi remains tense due to widespread unrest, with reports of pro-Iran protesters setting fire to the Sultanabad traffic section.
Protesters in Karachi set fire to the Sultanabad traffic section as part of pro-Iran demonstrations after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Karachi on March 1, 2026. (Image: News18/video grab)
After Karachi, protests were also reported from the US consulate in Lahore. The situation is tense across the country, including Gilgit-Baltistan, while the Karakoram highway was closed to all traffic.
In Lahore, Pakistani protesters carrying flags of IS and Hezbollah attempted to attack the U.S. Consulate.
In Lahore, Pakistani protesters carrying flags of IS and Hezbollah are attempting to attack the U.S. Consulate.🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/1dgojrwHhr
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 1, 2026
A massive protest was triggered in Skardu after Khamenei’s killing, with crowds setting the UN office ablaze amid the unrest.
🚨 JUST IN: 🇵🇰 Massive protests erupt in Skardu after news of Ayatollah Khamenei’s martyrdom — crowds have set the UN office ablaze amid rising outrage! https://t.co/TBiE0NlSUD pic.twitter.com/b8uupONV8o— Global watch wire (@Globalwatchwire) March 1, 2026
Protesters also gathered outside the US Embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, as tensions soared in the Middle East amid the renewed military confrontation.
Protesters gathered outside the US Embassy in Baghdad amid a surge in regional tensions, sparked by anger over recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran, alongside the assassination of Iran’s Supreme leader Khamenei.Demonstrators accuse Washington of fuelling instability in the… pic.twitter.com/X0wnXdhcvy
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) March 1, 2026
Demonstrators accused Washington of fuelling instability in the Middle East, demanding an end to foreign military involvement in the region.
Earlier in the day, Iranian state media confirmed the killing of Khamenei with the government announcing a 40-day mourning following the death of the Ayatollah.
PROTESTS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Protests also erupted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban, with demonstrators burning effigies of US President Donald Trump.
#WATCH | Jammu and Kashmir: Shia Muslims in Ramban protest against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has been killed in Israeli and US strikes pic.twitter.com/FcRZD4vVq7— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2026
Syed Samar Kazmi, Shia Community leader, condemned the killing of Khamenei, claiming the Iranian leader was killed by the US and Israel by deception.
“This is not the first time we have lost a leader, but we will not forget the death of our beloved leader. We will convey to our generations how America and Israel killed our leader by deception… A part of Muslims has always been on the path of the beloved leader and always said that we will always raise our voice for the oppressed… He was killed only because he raised his voice for the killings in Palestine while the world was silent…" he told news agency ANI.
#WATCH | Ramban, J&K | On killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Shia Community Leader Syed Samar Kazmi says, “This is not the first time we have lost a leader, but we will not forget the death of our beloved leader. We will convey to our generations how America… pic.twitter.com/AENhHOMESY— ANI (@ANI) March 1, 2026
The coordinated US-Israeli strikes began Saturday as negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme faltered, with the Middle East plunging into a renewed military confrontation.
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