British Labour Party MP Liam Byrne said that reports of live fire being used against peaceful protesters in PoK are "deeply alarming". Describing the communications blackout and human rights abuse in the occupied territory as "completely unacceptable", Byrne said that the All Party Parliamentary Group on Kashmir -- a cross-party group in the UK Parliament -- has made two demands. And crucially, we need the human rights of Kashmiris to be observed now," he added. Meanwhile, human rights body Amnesty International's Secretary General, Agnes Callamard, said that the disturbing reports emerging from Rawalakot in PoK reflected Pakistan's long-standing pattern of "unlawful violence" against protesters in the occupied territory. "A prompt, independent, and transparent investigation must be ordered into the security forces' use of force against protesters.