Police in Pakistan have raided at least 20 homes nationwide as they search for Sara Sharif’s family, Sky News understands.
According to Sky’s Inzamam Rashid, the raids were concentrated in Jhelum and Mirpur – and are ongoing.
The 10-year-old’s father Urfan Sharif and her stepmother Beinash Batool are believed to have travelled to the country – the day before her body was found at her home in Woking last month.
On Wednesday, Ms Batool broke her silence in video shared with Sky News – and said the family was willing to cooperate with British authorities and “fight our case in court”.
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