Monster dad ‘shoots dead his seven-day-old girl because he wanted his first-born to be a boy’

A MONSTER dad allegedly shot dead his seven-day-old daughter because he wanted his first-born to be a boy. Cops in Pakistan have launched a manhunt for Shahzaib Khan, who is believed to have pulled the trigger on his own newborn daughter because of her gender. Punjab PoliceShahzaib Khan, allegedly entered his house and ordered his wife to hand over Jannat before shooting dead the week-old baby[/caption] CENHe was arrested on Thursday by Pakistani police[/caption] The shocking incident reportedly took place in the city of Mianwali, located in Punjab province, on Monday March 7. The baby’s great uncle Hidayatullah Khan told local press: “A baby girl was born… He was infuriated.” The post-mortem revealed that little Jannah, which means ‘heaven’, was shot five times and was killed instantly. Police spokesperson Hayatullah Khan confirmed: “We are trying to arrest the accused, who is still at large.” Most read in News RED LINE Live updates as Nato could STEP-IN if Putin crosses chemical weapons 'red-line' SITTING DUCKS Column of Putin's tanks destroyed & 'ANOTHER top commander killed in ambush' IT'S YACHT MINE Cops swarm mystery £532million superyacht rumoured to be Putin's EVIL UPON EVIL Girl, 6, among three killed in ‘genocidal’ airstrike on maternity hospital PARENT PUNISHED Mum GROUNDED by court after child refuses to go to school & runs away STARSTREAK DELIVERY Britain to send Ukraine the world's fastest surface-to-air missiles Rights groups allege that female infanticide is widespread in Pakistan, which occupies a lowly spot on the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap Report. Faisal Edhi, who heads the largest social welfare charity group in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, reported that over 500 bodies of infants were found dumped over the past two years. Most were girls. Families are believed to often not want daughters, given that they are expected to pay dowry when they get married. And the country has a strong ‘honour’ culture, whereby a female can easily tarnish her family’s ‘reputation’ through certain behaviours – usually related to sex. The case has now sparked fury in Pakistan, with locals flooding to social media to share their disgust. One man wrote: “This is beyond barbaric, brutal and vicious. The only solution to stop this brutality is hanging him publicly.” Another added: “I’m disgusted to the core. I feel terribly for the mother. Look at the beautiful daughter she had. Women lead the world, it’s 2022.”