Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is the first Pakistani to win an Oscar award for her work. Now she is due to pass another milestone. As per a press report The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (aka Oscar Award Commitee) has decided to give her membership of Theatrical Motion Pictures. She will be the first Pakistani to get such membership. The institution has decided to give this membership to 276 artists worldwide and Sharmeen is the only Pakistani among them.
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Rashid Nazir Ali