REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hailed Sunday's Oscar win for a documentary about the practice of "honour killings", with activists calling for changes in laws to punish those who kill women deemed to have disgraced their families.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's film, "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness", follows the story of a young woman who survived being beaten, shot and thrown into a river by her father and uncle after marrying a man without their approval.

Sharif on Monday reiterated that his government was in the process of pushing a law to stop the killings.

"Women like Ms. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy are not only a pride for the Pakistani nation but are also a significant source of contribution towards the march of civilisation in the world," Sharif said in a statement lauding the Oscar win in the category of Best Documentary (Short Subject).

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