Violent protesters in Gilgit-Baltistan damaged multiple buildings including Army Public School, AKRSP office, Software Technology Park, SP House, and a UN sub-office while torching vehicles and producing smoke across the region between 2:46 PM and 3:45 PM UTC on March 1, 2026, as mourners of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death clashed with authorities, according to Ibex Medianetwrk on X. Security forces tightened measures in Gilgit-Baltistan as authorities assessed the damage from the unrest, which followed earlier police firing that killed seven and injured 26 in Gilgit between 1:16 PM and 2:15 PM UTC, per prior X reports by @khantainer and @IhsanTipu. Protesters had targeted diplomatic compounds in Islamabad's Serena Chowk area during the same prior period. These incidents build on nationwide protests mourning Khamenei, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's postponement of his Russia visit announced between 12:46 PM and 1:15 PM UTC and dispersals in Peshawar, as stated by the Government of Pakistan on X. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi had called for peaceful demonstrations prior to the violence.
