'Homeland' Enrages Pakistani Officials With 'Grimy' Portrayal of the Country
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Pakistan Embassy spokesman says, 'Maligning a country that has been a close partner and ally of the US...is a disservice not only to the security interests of the US but also to the people of the US.'

AceShowbiz - Another party is left furious by "Homeland" season 4. After enraging Israelis for comparing former Prime Minister Menachem Begin to a Taliban leader, the show is now slammed for its "grimy" portrayal of Pakistan.

"Maligning a country that has been a close partner and ally of the US ... is a disservice not only to the security interests of the US but also to the people of the US," Pakistan Embassy spokesman Nadeem Hotiana tells The New York Post.

A source adds, "Islamabad is a quiet, picturesque city with beautiful mountains and lush greenery. In 'Homeland', it's portrayed as a grimy hellhole and war zone where shootouts and bombs go off with dead bodies scattered around. Nothing is further from the truth."

Pakistani diplomats are reportedly also unhappy with the show's misrepresentation of their language. "The Pakistani characters portrayed in the show speak English like Americans would. Also, when the characters in the show speak Urdu, the accent is far from the local accent," a source says. "And the connotations of some of the Urdu words that are used are out of place."

A source additionally claims the Showtime thriller suggested that Pakistan goverment was involved in protecting the terrorists. The source says, "Repeated insinuations that an intelligence agency of Pakistan is complicit in protecting the terrorists at the expense of innocent Pakistani civilians is not only absurd but also an insult to the ultimate sacrifices of the thousands of Pakistani security personnel in the war against terrorism."

"Our culture embraces Western society. Pakistan believes in the democratic system of voting in our presidents," the source adds. "Pakistanis never embraced the dictators who, in the past, ruled the country because they took over the presidency through violent means. 'Homeland' makes it seem that Pakistan has contempt for Americans and its values and principles. That is not true."

A rep for Showtime has not responded to requests for comment.

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