Quetta, Sep 24: A leading human rights organisation on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent brutal massacre of innocent Pashtoon civilians in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, describing it as a deliberate policy of genocide that has long targeted “oppressed nations” within the country.

The condemnation came after the Pakistani Air Force on Monday dropped eight bombs on the Pashtun-majority village of Matre Dara in Tirah valley of KP, killing more than 30 people, including several women and children, and critically injuring many others. The brutal incident drew scathing criticism from people, including several human rights organisations, from all over the world.

“It is the fundamental duty of any state to protect its citizens. Yet, in Pakistan, the state itself has become t

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