It has now emerged that “the runaway father and stepmother of Sara Sharif were urged by a British solicitor to flee the country after the schoolgirl’s death.” This was according to Malik Asif Taufique, the Sharif family lawyer in Pakistan. The family quickly left for Pakistan. Why were they urged to flee? Because, according to Taufique, “they would be mistreated for being Muslims and a big scandal will be made against their faith.’”