ISLAMABAD – Two British women have been found dead in Pakistan, it has beenconfirmed.
According to local media, the pair – who are understood to be sisters -were found dead in a bathroom.
A spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “We are incontact with the local authorities following the death of two British womenin Gujrat, Pakistan, and have offered consular support to the family.”
DunyaNews reports that the two women, aged 17 and 25, had arrived inPakistan two weeks ago for their grandmother’s funeral, LBC News hasreported.
The news site claims that sources have told them the victims died afterinhaling gas which was leaking from a pipe in the bathroom.
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It also goes on to say that the pair were found on the floor unconsciousand “half-dead”, and rushed to hospital where they later died.
Both sisters have since been buried in a local cemetery.
