New York-based Human Rights Watch has called for an independent investigation against police in Pakistan's Daska City following the deaths of two protesting lawyers and injuries to two others.
HRW has accused the police of opening fire on a group of eight to twelve lawyers who were protesting outside the municipal building recently.
The two injured lawyers are said to be in critical condition.
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has called for a joint investigation team, including the the Inter-Services Intelligence, the Intelligence Bureau and representatives of the police.
The Deputy Asia Director for Human Rights Watch, Phelim Kine, alleged that 'Punjab's security forces have a history of using excessive force against civilians with impunity.
The killings have sparked of wide protests in the province and a demand for an impartial investigation. Some of these protests have also turned violent.