ISLAMABAD, MAY 13 (DNA) – Pakistan on Monday condemned the alleged rape  of a three-year-old in Indian-occupied Kashmir on May 8, which lead to  widespread protests across the Valley on Sunday.

“Reported horrific rape of 3-year-old Kashmiri girl in Bandipora, in  Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir, another brutal reminder of humanitarian  nightmare in IoK,” FO Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said on Twitter on  Monday.

“Fresh reports of pellet gun firing on protesters, yet another  reflection of continued Indian atrocities,” he added.

According to the Indian media, the girl was allegedly raped on Wednesday before iftar in the Sumbal area of Bandipora district, following which widespread protests broke out across the Valley on Sunday.

Meanwhile, shutdown is being observed in several parts of Srinagar,  today, against the rape of a three-year-old girl in Indian occupied  Kashmir.

Shutdown call was given by the senior Hurriyat leader, Maulana Abbas  Ansari. Shops and business establishments are closed in most parts of  the city and the skeptical movement of traffic is visible on the roads  while many schools in Srinagar are closed. = DNA