United States Have Cancelled All Visa Appointments In Pakistan.

Islamabad / Washington DC; March 2026:  The US Embassy in Islamabad has announced the cancellation of all visa appointments, citing the “current security situation” in the country. The order covers the embassy in Islamabad, as well as the consulates in Lahore and Karachi, according to the US Embassy.

It said the cancellation will be effective until Friday, March 06th. On Sunday, at least 10 people were reported killed when security personnel fired on demonstrators during the storming of the Karachi consulate, following reports of the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israel strikes.

Large protests also broke out in other parts of Pakistan. In Gilgit Baltistan, at least 07 people were killed, and dozens of others were wounded, rescue official Zaheer Shah had cited. In the capital, Islamabad, all ‌roads leading to the Red Zone, which houses diplomatic missions, including the US embassy and parliament, were blocked to traffic, police said. The police had fired tear gas when hundreds of protesters tried to march towards the diplomatic enclave.

Protesters set fire to a United Nations ⁠office building in Pakistan’s northern city of Skardu, ⁠in the Shia-majority Gilgit Baltistan (GB) region, known for its Himalayan peaks popular with tourists. “A large number of protesters have gathered outside the UN office in GB and ⁠burned down the building”, local government spokesperson Shabbir Mir told media outlets, adding that no casualties had been reported.

Meanwhile, US Marines opened fire on Pakistani protesters during the storming of the Karachi consulate over the weekend. The agency cited two US officials, and its report marks the first confirmation that Marines were involved in firing at the protesters.

The officials told reporters that it was unclear whether the rounds fired by Marines struck or killed anyone. They also did not know whether shots were also fired by others protecting the mission, including private security guards and local police. At least 10 people were killed during the protest, when demonstrators breached the compound’s outer wall. A provincial government spokesman, Sukhdev Assardas Hemnani, said “security” personnel had opened fire, without specifying their affiliation.

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