President approves Hilal-i-Imtiaz for Sharmeen

President approves Hilal-i-Imtiaz for Sharmeen
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Summary President Asif Ali Zardari approved conferment of Hilal-i-Imtiaz upon Ms. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy.

She is the first Pakistani to win Oscar for her documentary “Saving Face”.The President approved conferment on the advice of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani.The documentary “Saving Face” chronicles the lives of women acid attack survivors, their attempts to bring the assailants to justice and follows in a British-Pakistan plastic surgeon Dr Jawad, who performs reconstructive surgeries on them.

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