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India Rebukes Pakistan at UN Rights Council Over Alleged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Civilian Deaths

India leveraged reports of fatal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa casualties to accuse Pakistan of rights abuses at the UNHRC.

Overview

  • Counsellor Kshitij Tyagi accused Pakistan of abusing the UNHRC with baseless statements, exporting terrorism, harbouring UN‑proscribed groups, and “bombing their own people.”
  • Tyagi’s remarks cited reports that an overnight incident in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed at least two dozen civilians, while Pakistani officials and local administration disputed an airstrike and described an explosion at a militant compound.
  • Pakistan’s independent Human Rights Commission said it was shocked by reports of civilian deaths in Tirah and called for accountability.
  • India demanded that Pakistan vacate territory it describes as illegally occupied in Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir.
  • New Delhi urged the Council to remain universal and non‑selective and warned that proliferating country‑specific mandates risk bias and distract from consensus‑building.