"If Done Bombing Your Own Country": India Rips Into Pakistan At UN

Indian Diplomat Kshitij Tyagi strongly criticized Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday for "bombing their own people" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while simultaneously using this international platform to launch "baseless and provocative" allegations against India.

During the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, Tyagi, who serves as Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva, suggested that Pakistan should concentrate on addressing its own economy that's currently "on life support" and its "human rights record stained by persecution."

"A delegation that epitomises the antithesis of this approach continues to abuse this forum with baseless and provocative statements against India," Tyagi remarked during Agenda Item 4 of the UNHRC session.

"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," he added.

India's sharp response came just one day after the Pakistani Air Force conducted an airstrike on its own citizens in Matre Dara village located in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This attack resulted in at least 30 civilian casualties, including women and children.

Reports indicate that the Pakistani Air Force deployed China-manufactured J-17 fighter jets to release eight Chinese-made LS-6 bombs—precision laser-guided munitions—on the village at approximately 2 am when residents were asleep.

The civilian deaths have triggered outrage among local communities already concerned about increasing terror incidents in recent years. Last week, thousands gathered in protest in Mingora, a city in the province's Swat Valley, demanding that the government and security forces swiftly restore peace to the region.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is characterized by its remote mountainous terrain in Pakistan and is known for harboring terrorist hideouts. It represents a critical area where the Pakistani government is attempting to establish effective control.