The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.

Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.

An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of.

The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.

In terms of Saving Face, I was inspired by the stories of survivors who didn’t let their attacks stop them from pursuing justice and seeking treatment.

But the biggest challenge overall was narrowing down the complex narrative elements into a clean and straightforward story while maintaining a sense of the cultural context that makes the film special.

My advice to other female directors would be to pay no heed to naysayers. Women can be united in the fact that there has always been someone in our lives who has told us "it can't be done" or "there is only so much you can do." We are constantly encouraged to think that being born a woman means we were born with limited choices and compromised dreams.