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Congrats !

Just cause, continued good efforts, consistent watch of the wrong and genuine will to put-in what one can to correct the wrong, has to be well appreciated by the humane minds. Congrats to Ms Chinoy for doing much than her part. We must have many many more of Chinoys in every walk of our lives.

Congratulations on the achievement. You have made Pakistan proud. We Pakistanis as a nation should take it in positive note and struggle for change in this area. In recent history I find two shining stars of Pakistan: - Sharmeen & - Malala Let us build on it.

Superwoman...let's now make a feature film with Meryl Streep as the godmother to two Pakistan born grandchildren. she visits them on and off with Dakota Johnson and Fawad Khan as parents.

Indeed, a moment of pride. A COngrats to her & Pakistan.

Excellent Effort

it was really sad to watch It was not as highlighted as it should have been ..I heard about Sharmeens Oscar on an international FM at 7:00 am in UAE,they even mentioned first Sub-continent Women from Pakistan won an academy for a second time.but I was shocked to see when I logged into my PC & on dawn news page I had to scroll into latest news to find an acknowledgement of the OSCAS win.!!! really sad!!!

All I can say that by winning the oscars twice she has crossed the physiological barrier that many Pakistanis have for not being able to excel globally... now many other talented professionals and artists will strive for the excellence after being inspired by her achievements...She has not just won this for herself she has shown our nation that the best is achievable...

Cheers all round. Also notice she wrote " we won our ...." Unlike a certain Crickiter who had won HIS world cup at the twilight of HIS career" in a team sport. Way to go lady we respect you.

Proud of the new face of Pakistan rising. We compete with the best in the world and -WIN-to prove we ARE THE BEST. Congrats Sharmeen, we are now waiting for a hat-trick. Good Luck!

I see another Peace Nobel coming to Pakistan anytime soon.

A million congratulations to our wonderful Ms. Chinoy! Such a brave and courageous lady, working against all odds, fighting for the poor and the meek, and achieving universal acclaim for documenting a scourge that afflicts not only Pakistani society, but wherever women are fighting for their rights and their honor and dignity.

If we can show the bad side of Pakistan , and it improves the lives of Pakistanis in some way. Then thats fine with me. Now she should make a documentary, on slave labour, or maybe on EIDI.

shermeen made pakistan proud..a lady with resilience and commitment..

The irony which brought fame and fortune to people like Obaid-Chinoy and Malala Youssefzai could not be more profound. Ms. Chinoy is in the limelight and rightly acclaimed at the World stage for documenting the injustices and cruelty against women in our society. And Malala came to the fore for being a victim of that violence, ignorance and intolerance of misguided narrow-minded groups who do not want to see girls educated or be seen as progressive. In both instances, Pakistan was mentioned for all the wrong reasons. And yet, both of these beautiful souls have been propelled to this stage, beyond anyone's dreams, even perhaps their own despite the efforts by many to stop them in their quest - a resounding defeat to naysayers. A perfect example for each action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. Well deserved award. And all the more power to both females. The only two females from Pakistan who've accomplished the recognition and acclaim.

For those who feel she has been honored for showing the negative side of Pakistan, should think again........she has been honored for being brave , for being honest, for showing what is wrong and thereby forcing a change for the better.

Congrates Sharmeen, will see the impact ....... How it will help out to eradicate the Honor Killing .

Very well deserved recognition, Keep it up Sharmeen and keep more coiming

Congratulations Sharmeen , there are so many other social issues in Pakistan , I hope you will raise those too.

Excellent.. COngrats Sharmeen

wish it was for something positive

I think she is an excellent Director. I also saw one of her short film about a guy who started handling traffic on his own - very well made. That had a positive feel about it. I am curious (and Sharmeen can also take it as a challenge) that if she could make a positive short film about any topic in Pakistan, will it even get nominated for Oscars? Having said, congratulations Sharmeen. You very well deserved the award and you have made us proud.

This is the only way (and of course when coupled with legislation) to change mentality of our people. If they could change themselves, they would have done it long time ago. Good work Sharmeen

I am just curious that Oscars for PK goes to films focus on the negatives of the country. Can we have similar success for these awards focused on the positive aspects of Paksitani society and culture??

Hearty Congratulations. You and Malala are the champions for women’s rights in Pakistan.

She has paid back to Pakistan in real sense. Pakistan is proud of her like Malala. CONGRATULATION

Thank you Sharmeen for bringing the issue of honor killings to the forefront and for giving a voice to victims who are unable to speak.

CONGRATULATIONA M s. SHARMEEN

Congratulations Sharmeen, next time please make a movie that shows the improvements that came about as a result of your first two documentaries.

Many congrats, it's a proud moment for her as a documentary maker. I fail to understand though how is a proud moment for Pakistan to be known for all the negatives!!

Great News......

Indeed a proud moment !! And I give full credit to Sharmeen, not once but twice. HOWEVER ... I challenge her to get an Oscar by creating a movie / documentary portraying something completely positive about Pakistan. I CHALLENGE HER and ANYONE !!!

This morning two brothers were sentenced to death for honor killing their sister and her husband, both married under the law. This has to be a first for Pakistan. If Sharmeen's work stops one killing, and I am sure there will be many more than that, it will be commendable. It will also form the foundation for a more just society. Kudoos to her for doing all in her power to correct what is so wrong with us. A second Oscar is cherry on top!

Anything "FOR WOMEN" i am for it. Poor souls have been suffering a lot. So anything that mitigates their hardships is always welcome. So hearty congratulations to Ms. Chenai. May she bring up more topics for discussion in future.

You will keep on winning awards as long as you raise negatives issues of Pakistan. I would wish you would have got an oscar for telling people how beautiful is this country.

Let her make a documentary about Abdus Sattar Eidhi's contributions to Pakistan's society & see if she could even be considered a nomination for Oscars

Congratulations Shermeen, well done.

Fantastic job Sharmeen! You make us all proud of your achievements as an educated, enlightened, courageous and creative woman from Pakistan. You will also make us all very proud by showing good news stories from Pakistan.

Finally a voice against dishonorable killing of women .

@Sami Ullah Swati - I do NOT think this is about negativity at all. If any one thinks like that, or says negative; all I would say is "God Forgive them for they do NOT know what they are talking." First of all one should understand that there is discrimination against women all over the world even in developed countries; not just Pakistan or India. Then there are all types of other discriminations across the entire world. It not only needs guts to prepare such movies ; it also needs strong conviction and perseverance to project any type of evils in the society and any person whether through movies or whichever way tries to make the society sit up; take notice and think about such evils is doing a commendable job . Such people are rare to find and deserve award because this is what will change the society for better and make this world a better place to live. CONGRATULATIONS TO SHARMEEN . She made Pakistan proud . Nothing negativity in this.

Amazing ... Congrats ... I remember the time 1992-1994 ... Pakistan had heros like Sharmeen .. not one ...5 in total .. Nusrat Fateh Ali .. Cricket world cup winner captain ... Hockey world cup winner Captain ... Jansher Khan ... and last but not least Snooker worldcup winner ....... I donno where did those days go ... But with sharmeen's winning I am thinking those days are coming back ... We will win cricket T20 world cup too ...

Congratulations!!! This great nation is proud of you.

We are very proud of you. Keep up the good work. GEO PAKISTAN.

@God absolutely true!

Congrats Sharmeen! As always, more positivity and energy to you! Yes you have highlighted some of the darkest aspects of Pakistani society. But then someone has to, that is how change is brought in! That is how change happens. We need to introspect over our own-selves. And what is better introspection than something visual. Super proud of you. May we all learn to accept our weaknesses and rise above them and conquer ourselves.

@imransamo I don't see why so many Pakisatni people are so happy about this oscar. Twice Sharmeen documentaries have reflected the heinous crimes entrenched in Pakistani society. This dirty laundry on the world stage doesn't is not much to be proud about. I do admire Sharmeen's courage by putting her life on the line. I pray she remains safe in a place where human life is wasted so readily on daily basis.

MANY MANY CONGRATS!!! I AM LOOKING MORE AWARDS DOWN THE ROAD.

Congratulations! - from India :)

We should deliver good news to the world ! Impression must be improved in the eyes of the world

Congratulations for getting the 2nd Oscar!!!

Thank you making us all proud. Thank you also for showcasing Pakistani fashion at the world’s glitziest platform.

And how was Pakistan projected? Good for a cause does not come by making films. Oscars should go to the unsung heroes who are actually doing something about the problem. I am sorry but films like this do not project a positive image amongst people who already are ignorant about our country.

I am actually amazed to see how dis-proportionally Dawn has reported the reaction, considering something like "We Disown Sahrmeen" was one of the top trends on Twitter in Pakistan, the opposing point of view at least deserved objective analysis and more than 3/23 quoted tweets and videos. What was more striking was that comments hardly representing hatred like "@sharmeenochinoy amazing achievement indeed - 2 Oscars! Perhaps a third can come by showing the positive that is also Pakistan! Just an idea" were tagged as being from haters, isn't there a lighter word or is it the official policy to dub critics as haters no matter how rational they are.

Congratulations from friends of India!!

Beautiful glorious woman, you did it again! Keep going as you are one of the inspired compasses this nation needs as "rakhtey safer", none else.

Many many Congrats. Well done

Congratulations Chinoy for the great service. Unfortunately we are getting awards for exposing our ugly face, some body should make films on some very good works being done in Pakistan.

Congratulations Sharmeen! Now make a documentary on Edhi & Bilquis Edhi too. Husband & wife have set an example for the world.

So Proud of Sharmeen Obaid. Congratulations hope you win more and make us proud again.

@Ayaz It would sensitize and inform and educate todays's viewers , politicians and so on. It is well known that eternal truths need to be retold over and over again many times as societies march through passage of time!

@Rao This movie is not even shown in Pakistan so how it will educate the masses? As for politicians, they don't need to watch a movie for legislation. Women protection bill was not passed after watching a movie. You need massive compaigns for that at every level. So all those people who are repeating this mantra that this will change our society need to think again. This movie will not change anything and yes Pakistan was portrayed negatively once again. So you can't blame Pakistanis for not being happy about it.