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Missing Nida Ul-Naseer, 18, vanished after university row | |
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Missing teenager Nida Ul-Naseer was upset before her disappearance because her family's asylum-seeker status barred her from attending university. | |
Speaking at a press conference, her sister Shamyla made an emotional appeal for the 18-year-old from Newport to return, saying the family "could not live without her". | Speaking at a press conference, her sister Shamyla made an emotional appeal for the 18-year-old from Newport to return, saying the family "could not live without her". |
The sixth-form student from Pill disappeared 11 days ago. | The sixth-form student from Pill disappeared 11 days ago. |
The family are appealing against a failed asylum bid. | |
Shamyla Naseer, 23, said: "Nida, please come back home. | |
"We are worried about you. We all need you. We desperately need you back home. | |
"We can't live without you." | |
Ms Naseer said her sister was "very religious, [a] very shy and quiet person and very lovely". | |
The 18-year-old was desperate to go to university and the family had rowed about it just before she went missing. | |
"She wanted to go to university. It was not a dispute - she just wanted to go to university," said Ms Naseer. | |
"Because we are asylum seekers we are not allowed to go to university. | |
"She was angry about that. She was very sad, she was very angry about her future." | |
Ms Naseer told the press conference her sister did not have a boyfriend and did not go out with any other friends apart from her sister. | |
She wanted to go to university to become a marketing manager or finance manager. | |
Another sister has previously said the missing teenager could not live without her mobile phone and would constantly call and send texts. | |
Naila Anwar said the 18-year-old was shy, afraid of the dark and "shared everything" with her family. | Naila Anwar said the 18-year-old was shy, afraid of the dark and "shared everything" with her family. |
Forty officers are continuing the search for her. | Forty officers are continuing the search for her. |
She also needs medication for a condition which could leave her anaemic if not treated. | |
The family have posted a sign outside the house, which reads: "Nida, please come home. Don't worry. We are all missing you." | The family have posted a sign outside the house, which reads: "Nida, please come home. Don't worry. We are all missing you." |
When she was last seen, she was wearing jeans and a black top. | When she was last seen, she was wearing jeans and a black top. |
She is of Asian-Pakistani appearance and has long dark hair, is slim and 5ft 3in (1.6m) tall. | She is of Asian-Pakistani appearance and has long dark hair, is slim and 5ft 3in (1.6m) tall. |
Gwent Police have asked anyone with information to contact 101 quoting log number 448 28/12/13. | Gwent Police have asked anyone with information to contact 101 quoting log number 448 28/12/13. |