India highlighted Afghan civilian deaths and injuries caused by cross-border violence by Pakistani military forces, saying such “heinous acts” of aggression should not come as a surprise from a country that bombs its own people and conducts systematic genocide.

In a strong retort at the UN Security Council on Wednesday, India called out Pakistan’s “long-tainted record” of genocidal acts after Islamabad’s envoy at the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during a debate held during China’s presidency of the Council for May.