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Pakistan deploys troops, imposes 3-day curfew after deadly protests over US-Israeli strikes on Iran
At least 12 killed and 80 injured in Shiite-led protests targeting UN and US facilities amid troop deployment and a three-day curfew in Gilgit and Skardu, officials said.
- Before dawn Monday, Pakistani authorities deployed troops and imposed a three-day curfew in Gilgit and Skardu, with Shabir Mir saying the situation is under control until Wednesday.
- Anger over the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prompted widespread protests after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed him and other officials, with thousands of Shiite demonstrators attacking UN Military Observer Group and UN Development Programme offices in Skardu on Sunday.
- Local officials reported burned buildings and casualties, with 10 dead and over 50 injured as police used batons, tear gas, and gunfire during protests in Gilgit.
- Also Monday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange plunged, with the KSE-100 Index falling nearly 10%, while the U.S. Embassy and consulates in Karachi and Lahore canceled services and Pakistan increased security at U.S. missions.
- Sunday's unrest came amid cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan that began Thursday, with rising anger among Pakistan's Shiite minority in northern districts and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan deploys troops, imposes 3-day curfew after deadly protests over U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran
Thousands of Shiite demonstrators attacked on Sunday the offices of the U.N. Military Observer Group, which monitors the ceasefire along the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, and the U.N. Development Program in Skardu.
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Pakistan deploys troops and imposes curfew after deadly protests over US-Israeli strikes on Iran
Pakistan has deployed troops and imposed a curfew after deadly protests erupted over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader in U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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