Nine Killed, Dozens Injured as Pro-Iran Protesters Clash with Police in Karachi

At least nine people have been killed, and more than 50 others injured following violent clashes between pro-Iran protesters and security forces in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, authorities confirmed on Sunday.

The unrest erupted after demonstrators attempted to storm the United States Consulate General Karachi in protest against recent U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran that reportedly killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Police officials and hospital authorities said at least 25 of the injured were rushed to medical facilities, with several listed in critical condition.

Dr. Summaiya Syed Tariq, a police surgeon at the city’s main government hospital, confirmed that six bodies were initially brought to the facility alongside dozens of wounded individuals. She later disclosed that the death toll rose to nine after three critically injured victims succumbed to their wounds.

The violence was not limited to Karachi. In Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, thousands of Shiite demonstrators are angered by the U.S. and Israeli strikes attacked offices belonging to the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Government spokesman Shabir Mir confirmed the attacks but stated that all U.N. personnel were safe and accounted for.

The escalating unrest in Pakistan reflects growing regional tensions following the strikes on Iran, raising concerns about wider instability across South Asia and the Middle East.