New York, July 29 -- Amnesty International has urged Pakistani authorities to order a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into reports that security forces used lethal force against protesters in Rawalakot in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, saying the reported violence was consistent with a "long history of unlawful violence" against protesters in the region, as per its press release.

According to the press release, reacting to reports of violence on the first day of the regional election, Amnesty International's Acting Regional Director for South Asia, Isabelle Lassee, called for an impartial investigation and restoration of internet and mobile services to enable independent verification of events.

"The disturbin...