India, Sept. 24 -- India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over its air strikes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where at least 30 people, the majority civilians, were reportedly killed on Monday.

India also accused Pakistan of misusing the forum with "baseless and provocative statements against India".

Speaking at the 60th Session of the UNHRC, Kshitij Tyagi, Counsellor at India's Permanent Mission in Geneva, said Pakistan should "focus on rescuing an economy on life support, a polity muzzled by military dominance, and a human rights record stained by persecution".

"Instead of coveting our territory, they would do well to vacate the Indian territory under their illegal occupation and focus on rescuin...