ISLAMABAD – Pakistani romantic-comedy Punjab Nahi Jaungi won the ‘SpecialJury Award’ at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Film Festival inQingdao, China.

“I am proud to share that our film, *Punjab Nahi Jaungi* has picked up thespecial jury award against competition from films from 12 other nations…

This is a major honour for our fledgling industry and one that shows thatwe can compete with the best in the world. Many congratulations to thewhole PNJ team on this much deserved accolade ! We are bringing it home,”Mehwish Hayat, who was in a leading role in the film, shared on Instagram.

She added, “I am very privileged to have been at the first ShanghaiCooperation Organisation (SCO) Film Festival being held in Qingdao for thepast few days where two of my films were representing Pakistan. It has beena fabulous event where we were able to build on the special friendship ourtwo nations share.”