Gilgit, March 2 -- The protests across Gilgit-Baltistan continued to intensify on Monday over the attack on Iran and the killing of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, with violent clashes leaving seven demonstrators dead and several others injured.

In Gilgit and Skardu, angry protestors set fire to local offices of the United Nations, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Gilgit.

In Skardu, the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP) and several government buildings were also torched during the unrest.

As a result of firing on the protesters, seven demonstrators were killed, and more than a dozen others were injured.

Following the clashes, an emergency was declared in hospitals in both Gil...