https://geopoliticsprime.substack.com/
40 million reasons why Pakistan refrains from fighting the Houthis Pakistan has the second-largest Shia community in the world — 40 million people, about 20% of the population. In 2026, after the death of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, mass Shia protests erupted in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. In Karachi alone, at least 9 people were killed in clashes near the American consulate. The Houthis are a Shia movement of the Zaidi branch.