Two Pakistani sisters studying in Britain have drowned in a tragic incident in Eryyri National Park, North Wales, who has received an outflow of grief and calls for greater clarity from the authorities.

Hajra Zahid, 29, and Haleema Zahid, 25, both postgraduate students in international business at the University of Chester, were drawn from Watkin Pools in the Nant Gwynant area last week.

The sisters, originally from Kahuta near Rawalpindi, had arrived in England four months ago and were a resident of Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

An initial inquiry hearing held at Dafydd Orwig Chamber in Caernarfon confirmed that both women died due to drowning, as reported by the BBC.

The incident took place on June 11 when North Wales police received reports that a woman had been withdrawn from the water and another was still submerged. Both were declared dead on stage shortly before midnight.

The University of Chester Rector Professor Eunice Simmons expressed deep grief and said that the sisters had “touched the lives of many” within the university community.

The Pakistani society in the UK has also responded with shock, with vigilance’s held and community leaders who require transparency around the circumstances of the deaths.

The women’s funeral beans were held in northern England on Tuesday and their bodies were flown back to Pakistan on Wednesday.

Hajra Zahid got married, leaving two young sons aged six and three years.

A local journalist shared her husband’s reaction to X (formerly Twitter), who had asked for further investigation by the British government in the tragedy.

The tragedy has also reintroduced control over security measures on the Watkin path, a popular but remote route to the top of the YR WYDDFA (Snowdon). Authorities continue to call for caution for those who visit mountain pools, especially late in the day.

The query has been postponed when studies continue.