What happened: On March 7, a man in Mianwali, Punjab, who wished to have a son, opened fire on his seven-day-old daughter, killing her. Details: Reportedly, the incident occured in Mianwali’s Noor Pura neighbourhood, when the father fatally shot the child only because she was a girl. According to the authorities, the father, who desired for a son, escaped after committing the crime. The maternal grandfather of the deceased child filed a first information report (FIR) about the occurrence. Why it matters: Commenting on the tragedy, the National Commission on Status of Women’s (NCSW) Chairperson Nilofar Bakhtiar said that the main reason of killing the girl was because of her gender, adding that the law enforcement agencies will leave no stoned unturned to catch the guilty. “In our country, the protection of human rights, particularly women’s rights, is very vital,” Bakhtiar remarked.