Aima Baig condemned the harrowing murder of 17-year-old content creator Sana Yousaf, saying society had failed to raise boys into men who understood the sanctity of a woman’s ‘no’. The teenager, who recently celebrated her birthday, was gunned down in her home by a man the police later identified as a 22-year-old who had been repeatedly rejected by her. Sana was well-known for her social media posts, with nearly 800,000 followers on her TikTok account and almost 500,000 on her Instagram account.

In a series of Instagram stories, Baig said she was haunted by Yousaf’s story, calling her a “young, bright, innocent girl whose life was stolen from her in the most brutal, casual way imaginable.” The singer said she was grateful to see people speaking up and using their platforms to demand justice. She said that society had failed to teach empathy, respect, and emotional accountability, and in doing so, it “enabled yet another tragedy – one that should never have been possible.”

Addressing the accused, the singer said he may believe he acted from power but only exposed his weakness, entitlement and the emptiness of his soul. “What you did was not a reflection of masculinity. It was a reflection of failure – yours and ours, for not teaching better.”