India, on Tuesday (Sep 23), launched a scathing attack against Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in New York, condemning Islamabad for “bombing their own people”.
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Speaking during Agenda Item 4 of the UNHRC session, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi accused Pakistan of “abusing” the forum with “baseless and provocative statements against India”
“Instead of coveting our territory, they would do well to vacate the Indian territory under their illegal occupation and focus on rescuing an economy on life support, a polity muzzled by military dominance, and a human rights record stained by persecution, perhaps once they find time away from exporting terrorism, harbouring UN-proscribed terrorists, and bombing their own people,” Tyagi said.
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Speaking during Agenda Item 4 of the UNHRC session, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi said, “Instead of coveting our territory, they would do well to vacate the Indian territory under… pic.twitter.com/kO1PpSblLT
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‘Council must remain non-selective in its approach’
He further said that the Council must “remain universal, objective, and non-selective in its approach” and that its work should be “channelised into forging consensus through a non-politicised and forward-looking approach”.
“We are concerned by the continued proliferation of country-specific mandates. Far from advancing the Council’s core mandate, they reinforce perceptions of bias and selectivity. Focusing narrowly on the human rights situation in a few countries distracts us from the urgent and shared challenges the world faces,” the Indian diplomat said.
“We firmly believe that lasting progress can only be achieved through dialogue, cooperation, and capacity-building—always with the consent of the State concerned. At a time when the world is struggling with multiple crises, the Council’s work should be channelised into forging consensus through a non-politicised and forward-looking approach,” he added.
Tyagi’s sharp rebuke came after 24 people, including 10 civilians, were killed in an explosion at a compound owned by the Pakistani Taliban in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party’s provincial branch and residents claimed that the “jet bombing” caused the explosion in the Tirah Valley. However, the local administration refuted the claims, stating that there were no aerial strikes on the compound and the detonatives used in making the bomb exploded.