Four Pakistani films that gained global recognition in 2025
. KARACHI: Pakistani cinema has made decisive inroads on the international stage in 2025, with a slew of locally produced films garnering major accolades on trusted festival platforms, signaling both a boost in confidence at home and a welcome recognition of creative depth abroad. The most historic milestone came through the feature documentary “Moklani – The Last Mohanas,” directed by Jawad Sharif, which won the Global Voices Award at the Jackson Wild Media Awards in Wyoming, a premier celebration of environmental and nature-based storytelling. The film follows the Mohana community living on Lake Manchhar in Sindh, whose traditional houseboat culture
