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| Preston sisters killed in Pakistan gas leak 'inseparable' | |
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| Two sisters who died in a gas leak in Pakistan were laughing and joking on the phone hours before their death, their sister has said. | Two sisters who died in a gas leak in Pakistan were laughing and joking on the phone hours before their death, their sister has said. |
| Nadia, 18, and Maria Rehman, 24, were found collapsed in a house in Daulat Nagar, Gujrat on 12 January. | Nadia, 18, and Maria Rehman, 24, were found collapsed in a house in Daulat Nagar, Gujrat on 12 January. |
| Police in Gujrat said the sisters, from Preston, died as a result of a leak from a boiler in the bathroom and there were no suspicious circumstances. | Police in Gujrat said the sisters, from Preston, died as a result of a leak from a boiler in the bathroom and there were no suspicious circumstances. |
| Saria Rehman said Nadia "loved going out" and Maria was like a "second mum". | Saria Rehman said Nadia "loved going out" and Maria was like a "second mum". |
| 'Did everything together' | 'Did everything together' |
| The sisters were staying with relatives to mark the anniversary of their grandfather's death. | The sisters were staying with relatives to mark the anniversary of their grandfather's death. |
| Saria told BBC Asian Network she initially refused to believe it when one of her other two sisters broke the news of the tragedy. | Saria told BBC Asian Network she initially refused to believe it when one of her other two sisters broke the news of the tragedy. |
| "I'd spoken to them on the same night and we were all joking over the phone." | "I'd spoken to them on the same night and we were all joking over the phone." |
| Saria said the sisters were inseparable and "did everything together" when they were growing up. | Saria said the sisters were inseparable and "did everything together" when they were growing up. |
| The 23-year-old said her older sister Maria "always protected us". | The 23-year-old said her older sister Maria "always protected us". |
| She said she worked for TV Licensing and had recently started modelling and loved it "because she liked getting dressed up". | She said she worked for TV Licensing and had recently started modelling and loved it "because she liked getting dressed up". |
| Her younger sister Nadia was studying at college and wanted a career in teaching and to travel the world, she said. | Her younger sister Nadia was studying at college and wanted a career in teaching and to travel the world, she said. |
| Saria rejected rumours circulating on social media that the deaths were "honour killings", saying that "doesn't make sense". | Saria rejected rumours circulating on social media that the deaths were "honour killings", saying that "doesn't make sense". |
| She said that while both married men in Pakistan, when the relationships did not work it was her father who arranged their divorces. | She said that while both married men in Pakistan, when the relationships did not work it was her father who arranged their divorces. |
| "When I met my current husband it was a love marriage... my parents were really happy with us guys getting married [and] they always gave us that freedom." | "When I met my current husband it was a love marriage... my parents were really happy with us guys getting married [and] they always gave us that freedom." |
| The Foreign Office confirmed officers had been in touch with the family to offer assistance. | The Foreign Office confirmed officers had been in touch with the family to offer assistance. |