*LAHORE: *Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Yaqoob Paul Bhatti has beenaccused of making death threats to a Christian family.

John Younus wrote an application to SHO Mustafabad police station, claimingthat Bishop Yaqoob Paul had sent death threats to him and his family, whilethe PTI member and his aides also told John that they would not let hissister’s engagement, which was scheduled for May 18, go as planned.

The applicant mentioned the reason of Yaqoob’s ‘harassment’ and‘misbehaviour’. John wrote that he and his family used to offer prayers atYaqoob’s church, but due to his political activities, they opted againstpraying at his church and decided to offer religious obligations at home.

Later, it was added, other members of the church also turned towards theirhome to offer prayers citing similar reasons, which Yaqoob did not findpleasing. To this end, Bishop Yaqoob, his son and aides started to ‘harass’the applicant and his family.