At the 34th meeting of the UNHRC’s 60th session in Geneva on Wednesday, Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain called out Islamabad’s hypocrisy in unusually sharp terms.
India has delivered a stern message to Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council, questioning how a country with its own record of minority persecution can dare to lecture others on human rights.
At the 34th meeting of the UNHRC’s 60th session in Geneva on Wednesday, Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain called out Islamabad’s hypocrisy in sharp terms. “India finds it deeply ironic that a country like Pakistan seeks to lecture others on human rights,” he said. “Instead of spreading propaganda, Pakistan should confront the persecution of minorities on their own soil.”
Hussain’s intervention was part of India’s broader pushback against Pakistan’s repeated attempts to use international forums to malign New Delhi while ignoring its own domestic failures.
Other attendees also pointed towards Pakistan’s human rights violations in their remarks. Geopolitical researcher Josh Bowes flagged the alleged human rights violations in Balochistan, repeating India’s criticism that Islamabad routinely suppresses its most vulnerable communities while projecting a moralistic stance abroad.
“The USCIRF Religious freedom report for 2025 states that over 700 individuals were in prison for blasphemy charges, with 300 per cent increase from the last year,” he said.
He added that the Baloch National Movement’s human rights wing, Paank, recorded 785 enforced disappearances and 121 killings in just the first six months of 2025. The Pashtun national jirga, he added, reported that around 4,000 Pashtuns remain missing this year.
UKPNP RAISES ALARM OVER HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN POJK
While Nasir Aziz Khan, spokesperson of the United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP), urged the UN and the international community to intervene against Pakistan’s growing repression in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). Speaking in Geneva, Khan warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the region.
“Pakistan has deployed Rangers and shut down phone and internet services to suppress a legitimate, non-violent movement demanding ownership of resources, fundamental rights, and justice,” he said.
