British Labour Party MP Liam Byrne said that reports of live fire being used against peaceful protesters in PoK are “deeply alarming”. But in the here and now, we need the violence to stop,” the British lawmaker stated. And crucially, we need the human rights of Kashmiris to be observed now,” he added. She called on Pakistani authorities to lift the communications blackout following reports of lethal force being used against protesters amid the so-called legislative Assembly elections in PoK. “A prompt, independent, and transparent investigation must be ordered into the security forces’ use of force against protesters.