Times of Islamabad

Armed with Faith : Pakistani documentary film won prestigious Emmy Award

Armed with Faith : Pakistani documentary film won prestigious Emmy Award

*ISLAMABAD – Pakistani documentary Armed with Faith has won a prestigiousEmmy at the 40th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards on Tuesday, makingthe nation proud. *

It bagged a News & Docs Emmy for Outstanding Politics and GovernmentDocumentary.

The organisers shared the news on Twitter.

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Directed by filmmaker Asad Faruqi and Geeta Gandbhir, the documentaryrevolves around the lives of brave men of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bomb DisposalSquad.

“We witness firsthand the dangerous struggle undertaken by the men of theKPK BDU to protect their country against the Taliban threat in the landthey both call home,” reads a description given on the film’s officialwebsite link.

It is co-produced by two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoyalongside former journalist Haya Fatima Iqbal.