10 killed as protests at US missions rock various Pak cities

Key Highlights

• The US Embassy in Islamabad said it is monitoring reports of ongoing demonstrations at the US Consulate General in Karachi and Lahore even as Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi requested the citizens not to take the law into their hands and “record their protest peacefully.” Violent clashes occurred in the coastal city of Karachi in Sindh province where angry proctors tried to attack the US Consulate building on Mai Kolachi Road and security personnel tried to stop them.
• Dr Mohammad Sabir Memon, the executive director of Civil Hospital Karachi’s (CHK) Trauma Centre, told Dawn that 10 had died and 31 were injured in the wake of protests near the Consulate.
• Senior police official, SSP Asad Reza, said after the crowd started attacking the police, they used tear gas shells and rubber bullets to control the situation.
• A large number of demonstrators had gathered around the Consulate, and police opened fire on them while they were attempting to break into the US Consulate.
• Dr Sumaiya Syed, Police Surgeon, Sindh, said 10 bodies were brought to the Civil Hospital, and some appeared to have bullet wounds.