India Slams Pakistan at UN; Deadly Air Strikes Kill 30 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India sharpened its criticism of Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, urging Islamabad to vacate “illegally occupied” Indian territory and focus instead on its struggling economy, military-dominated politics, and “human rights record stained by persecution.” Indian diplomat Anupama Tyagi accused Pakistan of “exporting terrorism, harbouring UN-proscribed terrorists, and bombing their own people,” while calling on the Council to remain “universal, objective and non-selective.”

Hours later, reports from Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said at least 30 people — including women and children — were killed in air strikes by the Pakistan Air Force in Tirah Valley. Fighter jets allegedly dropped eight LS-6 bombs on Matre Dara village around 2 a.m., targeting Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants.

Police sources said the blasts ignited explosives stored in a compound used by Taliban commanders Aman Gul and Masood Khan. Local officials accused militants of using civilians as human shields and placing weapons in mosques.

Footage shared on social media showed injured children receiving treatment on makeshift beds amid the rubble. The Pakistani government has yet to issue a statement, but police in Tirah confirmed four houses were destroyed. Later Monday, about 2,000 people gathered in a nearby town to protest the strikes.