Sara Sharif was found dead at her dad Malik Urfan Sharif’s house (Picture: Enterprise News)
The father of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead at his home in the UK is now being tracked down by police in Pakistan.
Young Sara Sharif’s body was discovered by officers inside a semi-detached house in the village of Horsell, near Woking, Surrey, in the early hours of the morning last Thursday.
Her dad Malik Urfan Sharif left the country along with his partner Beinash Batool and his brother Faisal Malik just one day before she was found.
They are all now being treated as suspects in the murder investigation, police have confirmed, and are believed to be in Pakistan.
Detective superintendent Mark Chapman, from the Surrey Police and Sussex Police major crime team, issued an update on Friday evening.
He said it is believed Mr Sharif, Ms Beinash and Mr Malik travelled to Islamabad on August 9, a day before Sara was found.
They travelled with five children aged between one and 13-years old, he added.
There is no formal extradition treaty between the UK and Pakistan, but Mr Chapman said that people have been extradited from the Asian country before.
Police are working with the Crown Prosecution Service, Interpol, the National Crime Agency and Foreign Office to carry out their investigation and to liaise with Pakistani authorities.
Mr Chapman said officers are not looking to identify anyone else in connection with the investigation.
Sara’s mother is being supported by specialist officers and police say the two have not been in contact.
Olga Sharif described her daughter as ‘an amazing child’ in an interview with The Sun and told the newspaper that her life ‘will never be the same again’.
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