KARACHI: Actor Agha Ali has apologized for mocking the Pashto language and stereotyping the community in a morning show.
Agha Ali has been recently criticized on social media for body shaming after earlier comments during a morning show. The actor has once again been forced to apologise for hurting the sentiments of the Pashtun community.
The video, which went viral on social media, features Agha Ali, Faisal Qureshi, and Neelam Muneer in a show. Speaking about Neelam Muneer in the viral clip, Ali, in a lighter note, had said that while we are sitting during the shoot, there is talk in Urdu that suddenly someone starts talking in Pashto, he can be seen saying this in a funny way.
However, when the video went viral recently, after Agha Ali was criticized by some users for making fun of Pakistan’s regional language, The actor took to Twitter and apologized that if anyone has shown his heart after watching the 5-year-old video clip, then I apologize.
Firstly .. agar kisi ka bhi dil dukha hai kisi 5 saal purani clip ko dekh Kar bhi tou Meri taraf se Mazrat .. jab kay jis pathan dost se ye mazak horaha tha (Neelam Muneer) she laughed really hard herself as she knew my intentions..Phir Bhi kisi ki bhi dil azari hui tou mazrat????????
— Aagha Ali (@AaghaAli) August 18, 2020
Hr explained that the Pathan friend he was joking with (Neelam Munir) was laughing out loud because she knew my intention but still if anyone was hurt, “I apologize,” he added.
In another tweet, Ali added, that I have said in many shows that Pathan is the hardest working nation of Pakistan. “Unfortunately, such things do not go viral,” he expressed.
Mene kai shows main kaha hai .. “ Pathan Pakistan ki Sab se mehenti qaum hai “ Afsos kay esi baatein log viral nahi kartay.. kher .. mene ek Pathan Prime Minister ko vote Diya tha .. tou main tou Pathano ko itna qabil samjhta hoon… may Allah Bless Pakistan #DontSpreadHate
— Aagha Ali (@AaghaAli) August 18, 2020
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