Gilgit, March 3 -- Protests turned violent in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) after the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28, with at least 7 people killed in clashes.

Demonstrations in Gilgit and Skardu turned violent, with multiple government and international offices set ablaze and casualties during clashes between protesters and security forces.

Demonstrators in Gilgit set fire to offices associated with the United Nations, including the United Nations Development Programme office in the city. In Skardu, protesters torched the SP office and several other government buildings. A private semi-government hotel in Skardu was set on fire as tensions escalated.

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