ISLAMABAD: At least nine people were killed and 36 injured in clashes near the US Consulate in Karachi on Sunday, a police surgeon said as protests erupted across parts of Pakistan following Iran’s confirmation that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US–Israeli strikes. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the consulate on Sunday morning, with some attempting to storm the compound and vandalizing property, according to footage circulating on social media and international news reports. Videos showed protesters armed with sticks smashing doors and windows.

Anger erupted across the country, which is home to a large Shia population that viewed Khamenei as their spiritual leader

DUBAI: Hundreds of people stormed the US Consulate in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Sunday, smashing windows after the US and Israeli attacked Iran and killed the country’s…