Pakistan officials slam hit US TV show

Washington: Pakistan officials are reportedly furious with makers of hit TV show, Homeland, as they claim the series' fourth season describes their country as an “ugly, ignorant, terror-plagued hellhole”. It has been revealed that Pakistan's diplomats took notes of all dialogues, scenes and even complained to Showtime - the studio behind the Emmy award-winning series - that the shots lacked ‘greenery’.

“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 was quoted as saying in the New York Post.The newspaper quoted another source as saying that Homeland's portrayal of Pakistan was “far from truth”. “The country is portrayed as a grimy hellhole and a warzone where shootouts and bombs go off with dead bodies scattered around. Nothing is further from the truth.”