Muhammad Farooq ( ur, ) is a journalist, Qari, Naat Khawan and

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from

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. He also worked as Joint Executive Editor

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Quetta. Nowadays he is working in

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as a News Editor. He also had worked for

Pakistan Television Corporation Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. Background Historical co ...

(PTV) and

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. Muhammad Farooq has also participated in many national and some international Mahafil-e-

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and Mahafil-e- Na`at. He has been awarded numerous national awards, including the

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Award (2000) from

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(PBC), Pakistan Television also nominated him for

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Journalistic career

Muhammad Farooq started his career in journalism as a sub editor from the ''

'' Lahore. He has also served as the Bureau Chief Lahore for Daily Mashriq

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...

. In 1997, Farooq moved to Quetta and was appointed as the chief news editor of the Daily Mashriq Quetta. On 10 August 2001, he launched first Pakistani evening newspaper '' Daily Evening Special'' from Quetta as founding editor. In 2004, Muhammad Farooq became as the Joint Executive Editor of ''Daily Mashriq'' Quetta. He also served as editor in the Universal News Agency (UNA), in Quetta head office. During his journalistic career he also worked for '' Daily Din Lahore'', ''Daily Akhbar-e-Lahore'', ''Monthly Education Times Lahore'', At present he is working as the news editor for ''

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and for the rights of working journalists.

Newscasting

In 1997, Farooq joined

(Quetta) as a newsreader. In 2000, Muhammad Farooq was awarded the

Award by Pakistani state radio in recognition of his work. Farooq also worked many years for

Pakistan Television Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. Background Historical co ...

as a

Analyst and compere

He has been an analyst and compere of

. He appeared in many

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regarding political and social issues, aspecially current affairs programs including ''News Morning Show'' and ''Qadam ba Qadam'' from PTV Quetta centre.

Writing

As a script writer for Pakistan Television, Farooq wrote for many different Pakistani television programs including current affairs. He focuses on the different problems of people of

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

. Farooq has also written scripts about Khushhal Pakistan Program, rural development and cities of

Baluchistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

. He has written many articles, columns, and translations for different magazines and newspapers.

As a Qari

Farooq is the winner of Pakistani national Qur'an recitation contests, and also the winner of many Qur'an reciting competitions at All Pakistan Inter Schools, colleges and universities. Muhammad Farooq has recited in front of many internationally famous and respected figures including Egyptian Qari Shaikh Sayed Abdul Aal Mutawlli, Qari Shaikh Anwar Shahaat Mahmood Anwar, Qari Shaikh Mahmood Shahaat Anwar, Qari Hussain Shah and Qari Abdur Rasheed Al Azhari. Muhammad Farooq has also participated in many national and some international Mahafil-e-

. He has also hosted many Mahafil-e-Qiraat in different cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Quetta,

Sialkot Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...

Narowal Narowal ( ur, ) is a city located on the western bank of river Ravi in the northeast of the province Punjab, Pakistan. The city is the capital of district Narowal, and a part of the Gujranwala division. It is the 94th largest city of Pakistan. ...

Gujranwala Gujranwala ( ur, , label=none; ) is a city and capital of Gujranwala Division located in Pakistan. It is also known as "City of Wrestlers" and is quite famous for its food. It is the 5th most populous city proper after Karachi, Lahore, Faisala ...

, and Lahore.

Career in Naat Khawani

He started Naat Khuwani, when he was a student of Pakistan Navy School, Karachi, Pakistan. Farooq has also many times won the All Pakistan Naat recitation competition. After many years Muhammad Farooq restarted his career on Pakistan Television, Quetta Centre as a Naat Khawan,

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, analyst and compere.Annual Mehfil-i-Milad held
The Nation (newspaper), Published in 2015, Retrieved 5 February 2022 He got national fame when he recited his most popular naat "Mujh ko kis din hogi tayaba ke safar ki agahi" in Urdu (مجھ کو کس دن ہوگی طیبہ کے سفر کی آگہی), Telecast on Pakistan Television. He has also performed live on different Pakistani TV and Radio Channels. He also recorded Naats for Radio Pakistan and FM 101 radio from Quetta. He also performed live these radio channels. In 2006, Pakistan Television nominated him as the best Naat Khawan for

from PTV Quetta centre. Muhammad Farooq has also participated in many national and some international Mahafil-e-Naat. He appears regularly on Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan.

Awards

Journalism

Award (2000) from

(PBC) Best Urdu Newscaster Award (National).Qirat and Arabic speech declamations held under MUL
Minhaj-ul-Quran International website, Published 19 March 2018, Retrieved 5 February 2022 *

Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah ( ur, ; 31 July 1893 – 9 July 1967), widely known as Māder-e Millat ("Mother of the Nation"), was a Pakistani stateswoman, politician, dental surgeon and one of the leading founders of Pakistan. She was the younger sister of ...

Award (2003). Presented by The

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's Ex Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities

Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq ( ur, ; born 20 February 1952) is a Pakistani politician who is the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Z). He served as Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities in the government of General Pervez Musharraf from ...

*Special Award Presented by

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Balochistan Scouts Association Balochistan Boy Scouts Association BBSA is a provincial Scouting organisation of Balochistan in Pakistan. Scouting exists in all 30 districts of Balochistan, with more than 75,000 scout volunteers. It is affiliated with World Organization of the ...

. *Award from National Civil Defence of Pakistan *Best Journalist award (2004) Presented by Ex MPA Balochistan Miss Rahila Durani and Muhammad Shafiq Khan. (Awarded by Ghosiya Blood Donors Association)

Qur'an recitation

*First Position All Pakistan Quraan Recitation Competition (1990) *Best Qari National Award (1992) *Award from

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Lahore *Wahdat-e-Pakistan Award *Award from

Lahore *Award for Excellent Performance (2008), by

Minhaj-ul-Quran International Minhaj-ul-Quran International ( ur, ) (or MQI) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) founded by Shaykh-ul-Islam Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri in 1980 in Lahore, Pakistan. Its headquarters is based in Lahore, Pakistan and has branches ...

and Lahore Press Club. Presented by Nazim-e-Ala

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International Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi.

Naat Khawani

*First Position All Pakistan Naat Khawani Competition (1991) *Best Naat Khawan National Award (1993) *Wahdat-i-Pakistan Award (1993) *

PTV Awards PTV National Awards () was an awards ceremony annually held by the Pakistan Television Corporation. The awards were first introduced in the late 1970s to encourage talented people in Pakistan. History The PTV awards is the largest awards cerem ...

Best Naat Khawan (2006) Nomination

Works

There are many different serials and programs written by Muhammad Farooq for

Scripts

*''Khushhal Pakistan'' serials (2002) *''Pak Japan Friend Ship'' (2002) *''Rural Youth'' (2002) *''Karkardagi'' serial (2003) *''Dastan-e-Azm'' serial (2003) *''Umar Khan Achakzai'' (2003) *''Qadam Ba Qadam'' serial (2004) *''Behtar Zindagi Behtar Mahole'' (2005)

Naat Khawani

Naats on PTV

*''Na pucho kitne sooraj jagmagae khana-e-dil main'' ( نہ پوچھو کتنے سورج جگمگائے خانہءدل میں ) *''Mujh ko kis din hogi tayaba ke safar ki aagahi'' ( مجھ کو کس دن ہوگی طیبہ کے سفر کی آگہی ) *''Wohi zikr-e- share habib hai wohi rahguzar khiayl hai'' ( وہی ذکر شہر حبیب ہے وہی راہگذار خیال ہے )

Naats on Radio Pakistan

*''Meri sari umar ka hasil jo bhi kuch hai jitna bhi kuch'' *''Main hoon benawa main shikasta dil mujhe arzoo-e-wisal hai'' *''Patte khushboo dhanak'' ( پتے خوشبودھنک )

Live performance

*''Allah hu Allah hu Allah hu Allah''

References

External links

Muhammad Farooq – Official websiteOfficial youtube channelMuhammad Farooq journalist

Videos

Qur'an recitation, Surah e Al-Hashr

Naat on PTV-Wohi zikr-e- share habib hai wohi rahguzar khiayl hai ( وہی ذکر شہر حبیب ہے وہی راہگذار خیال ہے )

Naat on PTV-Mujh ko kis din hogi tayaba ke safar ki aagahi ( مجھ کو کس دن ہوگی طیبہ کے سفر کی آگہی )
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Journalistic career

Newscasting

Analyst and compere

Writing

As a Qari

Career in Naat Khawani

Awards

Journalism

Qur'an recitation

Naat Khawani

Works

Scripts

Naat Khawani

Naats on PTV

Naats on Radio Pakistan

Live performance

See also

References

External links

Videos