Sara Sharif: Pakistan police widen search for family

Police in Pakistan are widening the search for the family of Sara Sharif – the 10-year-old found dead at her Surrey home. 

Police had launched an international manhunt after Sharif’s body was discovered by police at an address in Hammond Road, Woking on 10 August. 

Sara’s father Urfan, his partner and his brother travelled to Pakistan the previous day. 

An inquest into Sara’s death is set to open on Tuesday. 

Speaking to the BBC, the police in Pakistan say they had expanded the search to two more areas around the city of Jhelum – taking the total to four areas, having received new information from multiple sources. 

A post-mortem failed to establish an exact cause of death and further tests were being carried out. 

The three people who are wanted by the police are Sara’s father, Urfan Sharif, 41, his partner, Beinash Batool, 29, and his brother, Faisal Malik, 28.

Officers said Sharif, 41, made the 999 call from Pakistan leading to them finding Sara’s body, shortly after landing in Islamabad.