The father of 10-year old Sara Sharif is being sought by police in Pakistan who want to ask him about her death – with detectives there making a series of attempts to find him.
Malik Urfan Sharif, 31, left the UK along with two other people a day before the youngster’s body was discovered.
She was found dead at her father’s home in the village of Horsell, near Woking, Surrey in the early hours of last Thursday morning.
Mr Sharif’s brother, Imran Sharif told MailOnline he arrived at the family home in the city of Jhelum last week and that it had also been raided by police looking for him.
He said: ‘After reaching Pakistan he came to us and instantly disappeared. He did not bring his family to our home. Some people say he is hiding somewhere in Jhelum in a rented house, but others said he may be gone to Mirpur where his in laws are living.’
Sara Sharif, aged 10, was found dead at her home in Horsell, near Woking, in the early hours of last Thursday morning – triggering an international manhunt for three men
Malik Urfan Sharif (pictured), father of Sara Sharif, left the UK along with two other people a day before the youngster’s body was discovered. He is now wanted by police
The main gate of the house, left, is where Urfan was supposed to be hiding. It was raided by the local police station Chotala, Jehlum Cantt
Mr Sharif, who is Malik’s younger brother added: ‘Police has raided our home twice during the last week and took pictures of Urfan and other family members. We have been warned to inform police immediately soon after receiving his whereabouts.’
Mr Sharif’s brother, Imran Sharif (pictured) told MailOnline that he arrived at the family home in the city of Jhelum last week
A spokesman for Chotala Police Station in Jhelum, which is co-ordinating the manhunt confirmed: ‘We have been asked by the senior officers to arrest Urfan Sharif who recently came from England. The FIA (Federal Investigation Agency) has sent a draft to district police officer to arrest him immediately.
‘We are on it and hopefully he would be behind the bars soon.’
Another official added: ‘We are actively looking for Sharif and are confident that we will find him. We believe he is in the Jhelum or Mirpur area and have raided a number of properties. It is only a matter of time before we find him.’
A local travel agent revealed he was contacted by someone known to her wanting plane tickets for three adults and five children.
Tickets to Islamabad costing more than £5,000 were booked on August 9, hours before Sara’s body was found alone by Surrey Police.
Mr Sharif moved into the three-bedroom £550,000 council house in the quiet village of Horsell, near Woking, in April with his wife Beenish and children.
Sara Sharif, pictured with her mother Olga Sharif, was found dead in her father’s home – and was alone when the police arrived
His younger brother continued: ‘I was not on good terms with my brother Urfan. He married a Polish lady earlier.
‘When he came last, he told parents that he is living with some European people. Later, we got information he got married a Polish woman. In fact, we had no idea that he has fled England.’
A post-mortem examination performed on Tuesday concluded that the cause of death for 10-year-old Sara was ‘still to be established’.
British detectives are still looking to speak to three people who were known to the victim and who are understood to have travelled to Pakistan on August 9, a day before the girl’s death was discovered.
Detective superintendent Mark Chapman said at a media briefing at Surrey Police headquarters that officers are not looking to identify anyone else in connection with the murder probe.
He added they are working with international partners.
However, there is no formal extradition treaty between the UK and Pakistan which could prove a hurdle investigators will need to overcome.
Sara’s father Urfan, 41, had full custody of his daughter and his 13-year-old son.
However, the girl’s mother Olga Sharif said her daughter’s behaviour changed as her ex-husband influence on her life increased.
Olga Sharif, 36, with a picture of her beloved daughter Sara, who she would like to lay to rest in Poland
Tributes have poured in for the ‘lovely’ Sara, with flowers and notes left outside her family home. A mourner is pictured leaving flowers outside the property on Friday
Ms Sharif said she married Urfan in November 2009, but the marriage ended in 2017. She claims she was only allowed to see her children twice in the past four years.
Ms Sharif, who now lives in Somerset, hopes to bury Sara in her native Poland.
The heartbroken mother has described Sara as ‘an amazing child’. She said: ‘She was so beautiful. I can’t believe she’s dead.’
Locals spoke of their shock and fear the day after the 10-year-old’s body was discovered.
Many of the flowers left on the pavement outside the house had heartfelt messages written by local families attached, while one person left a stuffed unicorn.
One note read: ‘Sweet girl, I’m so sorry that your sparkle was put out too soon.’
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