Overview
- Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain told the UNHRC it was "deeply ironic" for Pakistan to lecture others on rights and urged Islamabad to address persecution of minorities at home.
- At a Geneva side event, activists from Pashtun, Baloch, Sindhi and PoJK communities alleged systematic enforced disappearances, torture and extrajudicial killings across multiple regions.
- Pashtun activist Fazal‑ur‑Rehman Afridi said 6,500 confirmed cases of Pashtun disappearances were submitted to the UN, with more than 32,000 cases reported overall, and described 44 internment sites.
- Researchers cited Paank’s count of 785 enforced disappearances and 121 killings in the first half of 2025 and the USCIRF finding that over 700 people are imprisoned on blasphemy charges, a reported 300% rise year over year.
- PoJK representatives accused authorities of deploying Rangers, cutting communications and using force against protesters since late September, and they called for UN scrutiny as UN experts’ July warnings have not led to new investigations.