8 Killed As Security Forces Open Fire On Protesters At US Consulate In Pakistan Over Khamenei's Death

Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 13:49 IST

After US–Israeli strikes on Iran and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, protesters in Karachi stormed the U.S. Consulate entrance.

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 building opened fire at protesters, as they stormed the building as part of a wave of “anti-US demonstrations" against Khamenei’s death.

The sources told News18 that while Pakistani police and paramilitary forces were initially successful in holding back the protesters, 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.

Earlier in the day, Iranian state media confirmed the killing of their Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the US-Israeli strikes. The Iranian government has announced a 40-day mourning following the death of the Ayatollah.

Meanwhile, 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.

Demonstrators accused Washington of fueling instability in the Middle East, demanding an end to foreign military involvement in the region.

PROTESTS IN J-K 

Protests also erupted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban, with demonstrators burning effigies of US President Donald Trump.

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.

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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