“‘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,’ a source said.”
If the shoe fits:
Pakistan’s ISI spy service planned jihad terror attacks on US and Israeli consulates in India
India’s home minister: Pakistan’s ISI orchestrated Mumbai jihadist attacks
U.S. confronted Pakistan with evidence of ISI-Haqqani links before going public
U.S. says Pakistan’s ISI continues to aid Taliban and Haqqani network
Nothing new: Pakistan’s ISI “urges on” Taliban
Report: Pakistan’s ISI wants to double aid to Kashmir jihadists
Report says Osama in Pakistan under ISI protection
Architect for Pakistani spy service ISI designed bin Laden compound
“Pakistani officials furious over ‘Homeland,’” by Jamie Schram, New York Post, December 27, 2014:
Claire Danes is lucky no Emmy voters live in Islamabad.
Pakistani officials are furious with Showtime after watching the fourth season of its hit show “Homeland,” which they say portrays their country as an ugly, ignorant, terror-plagued “hellhole.”
The diplomats took copious notes of every slight while binge-watching all 12 episodes — including the lack of greenery in the depiction of the nation’s capital, Islamabad.
They complained directly to producers of the Emmy-winning drama, but their gripes fell on deaf ears, Pakistani sources said.
“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 told The Post.
One of their beefs is that the show — which stars Danes as CIA Agent Carrie Mathison on assignment in Pakistan — trashed a diplomat’s image of the capital as a bucolic oasis.
“Islamabad is a quiet, picturesque city with beautiful mountains and lush greenery,” one source said. “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.”
The cable show’s “Islamabad” scenes were actually filmed in Cape Town, South Africa….
The biggest gripe is that the show depicts Pakistan as undemocratic and allied with terrorists.
“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,” a source said….