ISLAMABAD A man shot dead his three daughters in the city of Lahore in frustration over not having a son, press reports said on Wednesday. Farmaish Ali, a factory worker, drugged his wife before shooting the girls, aged between 20 days and 40 months, and fled after committing the crime, the **** Jang **** newspaper reported. Ali's frustration deepened after the third daughter arrived and no counseling worked on him, according to his father.

(DPA)