I’m proud to be a 'Paki’, how can that be racism?

"Paki" is just an abbreviation of "Pakistani" but Leftist Brits burst with fury when it is used

A British-Asian comedian has been questioned by police over accusations that he was inciting racial hatred by using the word “Paki” in his act.

Jeff Mirza, who was born in Pakistan but brought up in Essex, was questioned over the use of the term in his act “Meet Abu Hamsta and Paki Bashir” at the Edinburgh Fringe.

The complaint came from another man of Pakistani background, who claimed he was upset by a poster for the show, which attempts to “reclaim” the use of the racially offensive term.

Mr Mirza, 49, was dressed in character as a butcher, called Paki Bashir, when he was questioned at the police station on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. He was warned that he could be arrested and charged if he continued to use the poster, although he is continuing to do so.

Mr Mirza said: “How on earth can I be accused of racism against my own community?”

His act centres on jokes about Pakistan and the wider Islamic world. His main character, Bashir, tells the audience he loves his family, “otherwise of his workforce” and says of Pakistan: “We also have a thriving gay community and they are also known as clerics.”

A police spokesman said: “Police have a certain amount of room to give guidance and in this case it has been decided that there will be no further action.”

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