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The second edition of Pakistan Film Festival has been opened in New York, with participation of some of the biggest stars of Pakistani movie industry. https://instagram.com/p/Bk6i0fgFukM/?utm_sourceig_embed The two-day event has been organized by Pakistan Mission to the United Nations. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the festival at the spacious hall of Asia Society, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi expressed hoped the films being screened in the event will convey the dynamism and optimism that define today's Pakistan. Aactors participating in the festival include Mahira Khan, Mehwish Hayat, Asim Abbasi, Shayan Farooqi, Ali Kazmi, Ayesha Omar, Angeline Malik, and Aamina Sheikh. Among the directors Nadeem Baig and Mehreen Jabbar will be at the Festival. “Young film makers in Pakistan are producing an incredibly diverse and entertaining array of movies which are contributing to the cultural renaissance underway in the country," Ambassador Lodhi said in an interview with .