The father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif is being sought by detectives investigating her murder in Woking last week, along with his partner and his brother, Surrey Police said.

It comes as MailOnline exclusively revealed that local police are hunting for Malik Uran Sharif, 31, in Pakistan.

Detectives have now identified three people they would like to speak to as part of the investigation into the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in Woking, the force said.

They are Sara's father, Urfan Sharif, 41, his partner Beinash Batool, 29, and Urfan's brother, Faisal Malik, 28.

The force said: 'It is believed Urfan travelled to Islamabad, Pakistan, in company with his partner and his brother on Wednesday August 9. There were five children with them aged between a year and 13 years old.

'Our enquiries remain ongoing to locate them and we are continuing to work with international agencies, including Interpol, the National Crime Agency and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to progress our enquiries with the Pakistani authorities.'

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

Detective Superintendent Mark Chapman, from the Surrey Police and Sussex Police Major Crime Team, said: 'Firstly, on behalf of Surrey Police, I would like to express my heartfelt condolences following Sara's tragic death.

'Our thoughts are with her mother at this difficult time. We also fully appreciate the impact this devastating incident will have had within the local community.

'While the post-mortem has not provided us with an established cause of death at this time, the fact that we now know that Sara had suffered multiple and extensive injuries over a sustained and extended period has significantly changed the nature of our investigation, and we have widened the timescale of the focus of our enquiry.

'As a result, we are trying to piece together a picture of Sara's lifestyle but we cannot do this without the public's help.

'That is why we are appealing for anyone who knew Sara, had any form of contact with her, or has any other information about her, no matter how insignificant it might seem, to come forward as soon as possible.'

He added: 'In the meantime, I would like to reassure you that we are doing everything possible, including working with our partners and international agencies, to ensure that those responsible for Sara's tragic and untimely death are brought to justice.'

Mr Sharif left the UK for Pakistan along with two other people a day before the youngster's body was discovered.

Sara Sharif was found at her home after officers were called from Pakistan by Sara's father, Urfan Sharif, at around 2.50am on August 10, Surrey Police said.

The discovery at the semi-detached property in Hammond Road sparked a murder probe.

Detective superintendent Mark Chapman, from the Surrey Police and Sussex Police major crime team, said Mr Sharif, his partner, Beinash Batool, and his brother, Faisal Malik, are wanted for questioning in the investigation.

He said it is believed Mr Sharif travelled to Islamabad on August 9, a day before Sara's death was discovered, with his partner Ms Batool, and his brother Mr Malik.

They travelled with five children aged between one and 13-years old, he added.

A post-mortem examination, which took place on Tuesday, did not establish the cause of Sara's death and further tests are being carried out.

But the force said the examination revealed the child had suffered "multiple and extensive" injuries, which are likely to have been caused over a "sustained and extended" period of time.

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.

Officers are not looking to identify anyone else in connection with the investigation, Mr Chapman said.

Sara Sharif, aged 10, who was found murdered at her home in Horsell, near Woking, in the early hours of Thursday morning

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

Another 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.'

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.'

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.'

Today's revelation comes as politicians in the UK demanded urgent action from the Pakistani authorities to apprehend the wanted fugitives.

Jonathan Lord, Conservative MP for Woking, told MailOnline he wanted the Government to leave 'no stone unturned' in its efforts with Pakistani officials. 'I'll be badgering ministers to make sure this man can be brought back here, if that's what the situation deserves,' he added. 'I'm going to be in very close contact with appropriate ministers, including the Foreign Secretary. 'As the local MP I will lobby furiously for that to happen.'

Labour MP Khalid Mahmood, a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pakistan, also called for action from Foreign Office officials in the Asian country and for representations to be made to the interim government in Islamabad to 'put this right'.

'All of us on the APPG for Pakistan would certainly push as much as we can the Pakistan government,' he told MailOnline.

Police officers in the village of Horsell, near Woking, where the 10-year-old girl's body was found

'I for one would be happy to lobby the Pakistan government directly. Any way I can help or speak to any individuals, different politicians that we've met... certainly people in the interior ministry in Pakistan and make our views clear to them that this is a very important issue for us to deal with.'

Mr Mahmood said he 'couldn't understand' why there wasn't a full extradition treaty with Pakistan already in place.

He added: 'At the moment, we have a treaty to be able to send asylum seekers and people who served prison sentences back to Pakistan.

'So I don't know why we're not solved the opposite way around either. I think that's a failure of Government.

'And I think what the Government has to do is look at that very seriously. And I would urge them to to put this in place and if they did put it in place I'd be very happy to support that.'

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.

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'.

A cordon was set up by officers as police began a murder investigation into the circumstances of the girl's death

Locals have described their trauma and paid their respects after the tragic death of the 10-year-old

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.

The British government does have the option of issuing memorandum of understanding to have wanted UK fugitives returned to Britain to face justice.

But this can take years for anything to happen. Such an order was used to bring killer Zafar Iqbal to justice after he throttled his 'defenceless' wife Naziat Khan in August 2001 before fleeing to Pakistan.

Iqbal strangled his wife to death in a so-called 'honour killing' after she asked to divorce him, murdering the 38-year-old in front of her children.

Iqbal carried out the killing 'for no better reason' than that he could not face the cultural shame that would follow from his wife's demand for a divorce, the Old Bailey heard.

Zafar Iqbal, 62, (pictured) throttled Naziat Khan, 38, with her own scarf in front of their three young daughters at her home in Norbury, south-west London, in August 2001 before fleeing to Pakistan

The court heard about repeated incidents of domestic violence leading to Ms Naziat Khan (pictured) initiating Islamic divorce proceedings in June 2000

Once the killer fled his home in Norbury, south-west London, he spent almost 20 years evading justice in Pakistan before he was eventually extradited and charged with murder in September 2021. He was jailed for life in December and must serve a minimum of 19 years behind bars.

And in April a 74-year-old man was extradited from Pakistan to be charged with the murder of West Yorkshire police officer PC Sharon Beshenivsky, who was shot dead in Bradford in 2005.

Piran Ditta Khan was brought back to the UK and taken into custody at a West Yorkshire police station, where he was charged with killing the 38-year-old officer. He is also charged with robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon.

However, lawyer Adam Rasul, chief executive of Holborn Adams, said the suspects being sought in connection with the death of little Sara would be extradited far sooner than those involved in the deaths of PC Beshenivsky and Ms Naziat Khan.

The top lawyer, who is an expert of international extradition and previously worked on the case to release controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan after the pair were jailed in a Romanian prison and placed under house arrest, said numerous law enforcement agencies would be involved.

Speaking to MailOnline, he predicted the 'horrific' death of the 10-year-old and media scrutiny surrounding it would prompt officials in Pakistan to act 'swiftly' to detain the suspects and agree to send them back to the UK.

'Irrespective of the fact there's no official agreement, I will be really surprised if there isn't a swift return in this case,' he said.

'I would like to think and trust the process there would be an expediated mutual, succinct and swift decision.

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

'Because of the interest to try and help justice and the family, I truly believe media pressure would get this over the line.'

He added the extradition of Iqbal proved there was strong precedent of suspects being returned from Pakistan to the UK.

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.

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.'