India has sharply criticised Pakistan for what it referred to as hypocrisy on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), accusing Islamabad of lecturing others on human rights whereas failing to handle its personal violations. Talking on the thirty fourth assembly of the sixtieth UNHRC session in Geneva on Wednesday, Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain urged Pakistan to confront the persecution of minorities inside its personal borders.
“India finds it deeply ironic {that a} nation like Pakistan seeks to lecture others on human rights. As a substitute of spreading propaganda, Pakistan ought to confront the persecution of minorities on their very own soil,” Hussain declared.
The assertion comes within the wake of a tragic incident in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the place at the very least 24 civilians, together with ladies and kids, misplaced their lives following an explosion in a compound linked to the Pakistani Taliban.
Police officers reported that explosive supplies saved on the compound detonated within the Tirah Valley’s Matur Dara space of Khyber district, which borders Afghanistan. Nonetheless, native residents insisted that the blast resulted from air strikes.
The provincial department of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf condemned what it described as “jet bombing” within the Tirah Valley, which reportedly destroyed 5 properties. Station Home Officer Zafar Khan confirmed the casualties, stating that at the very least ten civilians, together with ladies and kids, died alongside 14 militants.
In response, protesters accused the federal government of failing to guard its residents and referred to as on elected representatives to take decisive motion in addressing neighborhood grievances.
Mohammad Iqbal Khan Afridi, a member of Pakistan’s Nationwide Meeting from Khyber, expressed sorrow in a video message, highlighting that girls and kids had been amongst these killed throughout the “shelling by jets”.
Worldwide voices on the UNHRC session additionally highlighted Pakistan’s ongoing human rights challenges. Geopolitical researcher Josh Bowes identified Pakistan’s low rating on the World Press Freedom Index, the place it sits at 158th place.
Bowes additional cited the 2025 USCIRF Non secular Freedom report, revealing that over 700 people stay imprisoned on blasphemy expenses, a staggering 300 % enhance from the earlier yr.
He additionally drew consideration to the plight of the Baloch folks, noting, “The Baloch Nationwide Motion’s Human Rights Physique documented 785 enforced disappearances and 121 killings within the first half of 2025 alone.” Moreover, he referenced the Pashtun nationwide jirga, which reported that 4,000 Pashtuns are nonetheless lacking this yr.
Human rights activist Arif Aajakia voiced concern over the scenario, alleging that extended army operations have severely impacted the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.