Christians Flee Pakistani Town After Militants’ Threat

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Several Christian families have fled their homes in northwestern Pakistan after their minority community received threatening letters to shut churches and convert to Islam, a rights activist said Friday.

The unsigned letters were distributed this week in the town of Charsadda — where Pakistan's interior minister last month escaped a suicide attack that killed 28 people.

Shahbaz Bhatti, head of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, claimed militants trying to impose Taliban-style social strictures were responsible for the letters, which gave Christians until May 17 to convert.

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