Sure many readers will think of it as a harmless thing. But then when you have your people portrayed falsely in the media, you may not think of it as anything harmless.
And besides what is the point of casting two people who are clearly non-Pakistanis as Pakistanis? Doesn't it make the TV show look a bit unrealistic?
Below is the video:
Any Pakistani watching this will recognize the strange and obvious foreign accent these people are speaking in.
They do not look anything like Pakistanis except maybe like certain Indian immigrants who settled in Pakistan. This appearance is more of North Eastern Indian or perhaps Caribbean by the sound of their accent.
Also noticeable in the video is at about 1:22 to 1:24 the people are speaking in another language which is clearly not Urdu.
Nothing wrong with these people being whatever race or ethnicity they are. What is wrong is these people are being cast as something they are clearly not and generating false stereotypes.
Anyone who doesn't have a problem with false stereotypes being generated has something wrong with them.
So what is actually wrong with casting real Pakistanis or any nationality represented in the video instead of putting in fakes?
What is the benefit of putting in fake actors, spending time teaching them Undri/Urdu lines and then casting them as the wrong nationality?
Britain is a country full of Pakistanis (though Indian migrant Muslims may make a significant population amongst the "Pakistanis") so is it that difficult to find a Pakistani to play the role of those two characters?
Instances such as these of giving Pakistanis a wrong image in the media needs to be pointed out and exposed in an effort to stop this silly practice.
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