Recently a video clip from the Dunya News comedy show, Mazaaq Raat went viral all over the internet due to all the wrong reasons. In the video, the guest, Sara Neelum, and one of the comedians, Qiaser Piya, was seen making fun of ex-pats for pretending to be well-established and settled abroad while actually they ‘wash toilets over there’.
As soon as the video went viral, netizens started bashing the host, Vasay Chaudhry, and all the other people involved in this ridiculous joke.
These two idiots made fun of the overseas Pakistanis that they clean toilets and then show off over here. This campaign against overseas is just disgusting which must end. Just in 2021-2022, the remittances sent by overseas is $31.2 billions. Out of 21% of the overseas doctors in… pic.twitter.com/Z2by9wyiFl
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) June 20, 2023
This unknown model on national television is claiming that overseas Pakistanis clean gutters abroad and come to Pakistan to show off by wearing cotton clothes. Meanwhile, these very overseas Pakistanis contribute $32 million through their hard work abroad. pic.twitter.com/18vRlGp1Z6
— Syed Zaighum Kazmi (@syedzaighum110) June 19, 2023
Even Shaan Shahid stepped up against the model’s opinion for criticizing overseas Pakistanis.
Our overseas Pakistanis .. from all walks of life are our pride .. none should show disrespect .. towards them .. as the country and we the nation owe them much more than respect .. as their sacrifices are beyond words.. much respect .🙏🏼♥️🇵🇰💯
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) June 20, 2023
After severe backlash from the audience, Vasay Chaudhry was the first one to issue an apology for the vile remark and called it a ‘ridiculous comment’.
I want to publicly apologise on behalf of my whole team at #Mazaqraat ,a very stupid,Vile & ridiculous comment was made recently abt overseas's Pakistani's by one of the guests in our show which was followed up by an attmepted joke by one of the comedians(again in bad taste)
— vasay chaudhry (@vasaych) June 20, 2023
Later, the comedian who was involved in this controversial talk, Qiaser Piya also posted a video and apologized.
Here is the video apology of Sara Neelum for making the absurd remark,
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