The Short Version
The claim merges a partially supported observation with an unproven causal assertion. Evidence confirms that BBC national coverage of the Kriss Donald murder was limited — the BBC itself acknowledged it "got it wrong" — but mainstream outlets including The Times and Mirror did report on the case. The claim that underreporting occurred specifically because the perpetrators were of Pakistani origin is not substantiated by any high-authority, verifiable source. The BBC attributed its shortcomings to regional editorial bias ("Scottish blindness"), not racial considerations.