The army was deployed and some areas of the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region were placed under curfew following deadly violence over Khamenei’s assassination.
Published March 2, 2026
Pakistan has called in the military and imposed a three-day curfew in some areas following deadly protests over the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli attack on Saturday.
At least 24 people were killed and dozens injured in clashes between protesters and security forces across the country on Sunday, prompting authorities to beef up security around the US embassy and consulates.
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The curfew was imposed before dawn on Monday in Gilgit, Skurdu and Shigar districts in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, where at least 12 protesters and a security officer were killed and dozens more injured during clashes, according to an official statement.
Of them, seven died in Gilgit, a rescue official said, while another six died in Skardu, a doctor told the AFP news agency on Monday.
Thousands of protesters attacked the offices of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), which monitors the ceasefire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, and the United Nations Development Program in the town of Skardu on Sunday.
According to authorities, protesters also burned a police station and damaged a school and the offices of a local charity in Gilgit.
U.N. spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said Monday that protesters became violent near the UNMOGIP field station, which was vandalized.
“The safety of UN staff and facilities across the region remains our top priority and we continue to closely monitor the situation,” Dujarric said.
Shabir Mir, spokesman for the Gilgit-Baltistan government, said the situation was under control and the curfew would remain in place until Wednesday. Police chief Akbar Nasir Khan urged residents to stay home, citing the “deteriorating law and order conditions.”
In the southern port city of Karachi, the country’s commercial hub, 10 people were killed and more than 60 injured during a protest outside the U.S. consulate.
Two other protesters were killed in the capital, Islamabad, while heading to the US embassy.
Pakistani authorities have beefed up security at U.S. diplomatic missions across the country, including around the U.S. consulate building in Peshawar, to prevent further violence.
The U.S. Embassy and its consulates in Karachi and Lahore on Monday canceled visa appointments and services to American citizens, citing security concerns.
The federal government warned the situation could deteriorate further amid large-scale demonstrations condemning Khamenei’s assassination on Saturday.
Tehran has responded with a series of drone and missile attacks against Israeli and US assets in several Gulf countries.
