India Condemns Pakistan's Hypocrisy on Human Rights at UNHRC Session

The session also featured other international voices expressing concerns about human rights violations in Pakistan.

Geneva:

India has rebuked Pakistan's hypocrisy at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), stating it is "deeply ironic" that a country with a documented history of minority persecution attempts to lecture others on human rights. During the 34th Meeting of the 60th Session of the UNHRC in Geneva on Wednesday, Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain urged Islamabad to "confront the persecution of minorities on their own soil."

"India finds it deeply ironic that a country like Pakistan seeks to lecture others on human rights. Instead of spreading propaganda, Pakistan should confront the persecution of minorities on their own soil," Hussain stated.

'Deeply Ironic That Country With One Of World's Worst Human Rights Records Seeks To Lecture others' - 🇮🇳 SLAMS 🇵🇰 At UNHRC. Islamabad should instead "confront the rampant state-sponsored persecution and systematic discrimination of minorities," diplomat Mohammed Hussain added.

The remarks followed an incident where at least 23 civilians - including women and children - were killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after the government in Islamabad conducted an airstrike on its own citizens. This incident reinforced New Delhi's long-standing concerns regarding Islamabad's treatment of minorities and its persistent failure to address internal human rights challenges.

The session also included other international voices raising alarms about the concerning human rights violations in Pakistan. Josh Bowes, an international geopolitical researcher, emphasized Pakistan's low ranking at 158th position on the World Press Freedom Index.

"The USCIRF Religious Freedom report for 2025 states that over 700 individuals were in prison for blasphemy charges, with a 300 per cent increase from the last year," he noted, according to news agency ANI.

He further highlighted the atrocities faced by the Baloch people, saying, "The Baloch National Movement's Human Rights Body documented 785 enforced disappearances and 121 killings in the first half of 2025 alone. The Pashtun national jirga (assembly of Pashtun leaders) said that in 2025, 4000 Pashtuns are still missing".

Human rights activist Arif Aajakia also expressed concerns regarding the human rights situation in Pakistan. Referring to Pakistan, he alleged that Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces have been experiencing prolonged military operations. He claimed that cases of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and torture have been reported, with families of missing persons frequently staging protests.