Police in Pakistan have raided at the very least 20 properties nationwide as they seek for Sara Sharif's household, Sky News understands.
According to Sky's Inzamam Rashid, the raids have been 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 nation - the day earlier than her physique was discovered at her house in Woking final month.
Police want to question each Mr Sharif and his associate, together with brother Faisal Shahzad Malik, who're believed to have fled with 5 youngsters on 10 August.
On Wednesday, Ms Batool broke her silence in video shared with Sky News - and stated the household was keen to cooperate with British authorities and "fight our case in court".
In a video shared with Sky News, Mr Sharif and Ms Batool are sitting side-by-side as she reads a ready assertion from a pocket book.
She denies media reviews that Mr Sharif's brother Imran stated Sara fell down the steps and claims the household has "gone into hiding".
'Haunted' by sight of Sara's physique
Sara's mom, Olga Sharif who separated from Mr Sharif in 2015, stated she was "haunted" by the sight of her daughter's physique in a mortuary.
Speaking to the Polish tv programme Uwaga! on Wednesday, Ms Sharif stated: "One of her cheeks was swollen and the other side was bruised. Even now, when I close my eyes I can see what my baby looked like.
"They dressed her in Mickey Mouse pyjamas and he or she had a quilt over her. No mom ought to need to see one thing like that."
Sara and her older brother had been dwelling with their mom from 2015 till 2019, when the household courtroom dominated they need to reside with their father.
Ms Sharif nonetheless had equal rights to see the youngsters and stated whereas that was simple to keep up initially, it grew to become more and more more durable over time.
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