India, March 2 -- Thousands of people gathered in Pakistan's Numaish region to offer their funeral prayers to seven people who were shot dead during the demonstration close to the US Consulate in Karachi over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The bodies of the other three persons have been sent to their native town for their last rites.

Rangers had made strict security arrangements in the region to avert a law and order crisis.

Carrying red flags, mourners chanted slogans and demanded justice for the deceased, while religious scholars and community elders urged calm but vowed to continue a peaceful struggle for accountability, reported Dawn News.

A large number of people who were attending the funeral praye...