Muhammad Farooq
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Muhammad Farooq is a journalist
, Qari, Naat Khawan
and newscaster from Pakistan
. He was the founder editor
of first Pakistani evening newspaper, Daily Evening Special from Quetta
. He also worked as Joint Executive Editor Daily Mashriq
Quetta. Nowadays he is working in Daily Pakistan
Lahore
as a News Editor. He also had worked for Pakistan Television Corporation
(PTV) and Radio Pakistan. Muhammad Farooq has also participated in many national and some international Mahafil-e-Qirat and Mahafil-e-Naat
. He has been awarded numerous national awards, including the Pride of Performance
Award (2000) from Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
(PBC), Pakistan Television also nominated him for PTV award.
, a village of tehsil Shakargarh
, district Sialkot
(Now) district Narowal
, Punjab
, Pakistan. After 2 months he moved to Karachi
with his parents because they are already settled there. His father Karam ud Din
was a Pakistani Navy officer who worked there for 32 years. Farooq spent his childhood in Karachi,. He has spent many years of his life in Karachi, (Sindh
) Quetta (Baluchistan), Lahore
and currently resides in Johar Town
, Lahore, Punjab, (Pakistan).
as a sub editor from the Daily Mashriq
Lahore. He has also served as the Bureau Chief Lahore for Daily Mashriq Quetta
. In 1997, Farooq moved to Quetta and was appointed as the chief news editor of the Daily Mashriq Quetta. On August 10, 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 Daily Pakistan
Lahore, one of the leading newspapers of Pakistan.
He also covered the activities of ex-Presidents of Pakistan Wasim Sajjad
(ex-Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
), Sardar
Farooq Laghari, ex-Prime ministers of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Leader of Pakistan Muslim League N), Benazir Bhuto (ex-Chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party
), Mir
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
, Ex Chief Ministers of Baluchistan Sardar
Akhtar Mengal
, Mir
Jan Mohammad Jamali
and others leaders. he has conducted several interviews of leading politicians including ex-Governor of Balochistan
, sitting Governor of North-West Frontier Province
Owais Ahmed Ghani
, ex-Chief Minister of Balochistan
Mir Jam Mohammad Yousaf, President of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Mahmood Khan Achakzai
, he also met with Sardar
Abdul Quyyam Khan ex Prime Minister and President of Azad Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, Amir of JUI Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, ANP’s leaders Begum
Nasim Wali Khan
, Asfandyar Wali Khan
, Sardar
Attique Ahmed Khan
ex-Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, chairmain Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Imran Khan
and other national leaders.
He has also struggled for the freedom of the press
and for the rights of working journalists. He was an active member of the Quetta Press Club and Baluchistan Union of Journalists, now also a council member of Lahore Press Club and Punjab Union of Journalists.
. On September 26, 1997, Muhammad Farooq delivered first time this words “This is Radio Pakistan, now you listen news by Muhammad Farooq.”
In 2000, Muhammad Farooq has been awarded the Pride of Performance
Award by Pakistani state radio in recognition of his work. Farooq also worked many years for Pakistan Television as a newscaster.
and compeer
of Pakistan Television. He appeared in many talk shows regarding political and social issues, specially current affairs programs including “News Morning Show” and “Qadam ba Qadam” from PTV Quetta centre
in his scripts. Farooq has also written scripts about Khushhal Pakistan Program, Rural Devolvement and Cities of Baluchistan. He has written many articles, columns, and translations in different magazines and newspapers.
and Khateeb of Tooba Mosque (Masjid e Tooba
) Defense Housing Society Karachi.
He studied the rules of recitation under Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi.
Muhammad Farooq was introduced to Qur'an
recitation by his Quran teacher Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi, He staged Qur'an reciting competitions in his Madarsa to give his students experience. Farooq is the winner of Pakistani national Qur'an recitation contests. And also winner of many All Pakistan Inter Schools, Collegiate and Universities Qur’an reciting competitions.
He also participated in a conference of Quraan reciters in Quetta on 1998, which resulted in the establishment of a Reciters' Association, named as Jamiyat ul Qurraa Pakistan. Qari Khursheed Ahmad was selected its founder president. In Quran recitation Muhammad Farooq was Inspired by Egypt
ian Qari Shaikh Abdul Basit Abdus Samad, Qari Shaykh Sayed Abdul Aal Mutawlli, Qari Sheikh Abdur Rahman Al Sudais and Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi.
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-Qirat. He has also hosted many Mahafil-e-Qiraat in different cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Quetta, Sialkot
, Narowal
, Gujranwala
, and Lahore.
SRE 1 Shafa Karachi and studying in class 4th. Farooq recited naats in various languages such as, Urdu
, Punjabi language
, Sindhi
and Arabic. Farooq used to recite naats in his school, Milad
and Naat Programs and was always appreciated by his teachers specially class teacher Miss Ronaq, Sir Javaid Iqbal (Sindhi
Teacher) and Muhammad Ashraf Shaad for his melodious and expressive voice.When he was the student of Pakistan Navy School Shafa Karachi he won first time the first prize in an All Karachi Inter Schools Naat Khawani competition held at Pakistan Navy School
Karsaz Karachi. He was awarded with trophy by Professor Sayed Hasnain Kazmi, well known host of popular program of Pakistan Television named as “Tafhim-ul-Quran”.
In the 1980s, Farooq started his career on Pakistan Television Karachi centre as a child singer in a children’s musical program named as “Sang Sang Chalain” hosted by well known Pakistani musician Sohail Rana
. But Farooq could not continue it because of his father and he believes that Islam
does not allow to music. 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
, newscaster, script writer
, analyst and compere. During this duration Farooq had got recorded many naats on his voice for PTV, Produced by senior poet and writer Sarwar Sodai. These Naats were written by Professor Sayed Sharafat Ali Naqvi, Saim ul Haq, Saleem Kausar and other renowned poets.
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. These Naats were written by Professor Muhammad Zafar ul Haq Chishti, Professor Baiyraum Ghori, Hatim Majeed and other renowned poets. He also performed live these radio channels. In 2006, Pakistan Television nominated him as the best Naat Khawan
for PTV award 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. He has also hosted many Mahafil-e-Naat in different cities of Pakistan.
and Programs written by Muhammad Farooq for Pakistan Television.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, Qari, Naat Khawan
Naat Khawan
Naat Khawan is a anyone person who recite the Naat. He recited the poetry or praised specially for the Islamic Prophet Muhammad....
and newscaster from Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. He was the founder editor
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
of first Pakistani evening newspaper, Daily Evening Special from Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
. He also worked as Joint Executive Editor Daily Mashriq
Daily Mashriq
Mashriq is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan published from Peshawar, provincial headquarter of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa....
Quetta. Nowadays he is working in Daily Pakistan
Daily Pakistan
Daily Pakistan is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan. Mr. Mujib ur Rahman Shami is currently its chief editor and it has a circulation of over 500,000 copies per day. Daily Pakistan is currently published from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and Peshawar simultaneously. This Lahore-based daily...
Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
as a News Editor. He also had worked for Pakistan Television Corporation
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
(PTV) and Radio Pakistan. Muhammad Farooq has also participated in many national and some international Mahafil-e-Qirat and Mahafil-e-Naat
Naat
A Na`at is a poetry that specifically praises the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Many of the famous scholars in the earlier days of Islam wrote Naat. People who recite Naat are known as Naat-Khua'an or Sana'a-Khua'an.-History:...
. He has been awarded numerous national awards, including the Pride of Performance
Pride of Performance
Pride of Performance , is one of the highest civil award given and conferred by the Pakistan Government to Pakistan's citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of Literature, Arts, Sports, Medicines, and Science for civilians in most particular cases.The announcement of civil...
Award (2000) from Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation or Radio Pakistan is the state-run radio service of Pakistan.- History :The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, popularly called Radio Pakistan came into being as Pakistan Broadcasting Service on 14 August 1947 when Pakistan emerged on the world map as a new...
(PBC), Pakistan Television also nominated him for PTV award.
Early life
Muhammad Farooq was born in BarapindBarapind
Barapind some time spell Bara Pind , is a village of Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the northeastern corner of punjab...
, a village of tehsil Shakargarh
Shakargarh
Shakargarh , the headquarters of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-east of Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan. It borders Jammu to the North and Sialkot to the west The city is located at 32°16'0N 75°10'0E and is situated at the west bank of the Ravi River.-Demographics:The total area of...
, district Sialkot
Sialkot
Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
(Now) district Narowal
Narowal
Narowal is a city in the northeast of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Narowal District and tehsil. It is situated on the banks of Ravi River about 4–5 km from the Indian border.-Etymology:...
, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, Pakistan. After 2 months he moved to Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
with his parents because they are already settled there. His father Karam ud Din
Karam ud Din
Lieutenant Hajji Karam ud Din TK was a Pakistani naval officer. He fought the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971...
was a Pakistani Navy officer who worked there for 32 years. Farooq spent his childhood in Karachi,. He has spent many years of his life in Karachi, (Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
) Quetta (Baluchistan), Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
and currently resides in Johar Town
Johar Town
Johar Town in Pakistan is a residential area located in the south of Lahore, neighbouring the motorway M-2. It is the largest residential society of Lahore developed by Lahore Development Authority- LDA. The population in this newly established suburban area is sprawling and the property rates...
, Lahore, Punjab, (Pakistan).
Journalistic career
Muhammad Farooq started his career in journalismJournalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
as a sub editor from the Daily Mashriq
Daily Mashriq
Mashriq is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan published from Peshawar, provincial headquarter of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa....
Lahore. He has also served as the Bureau Chief Lahore for Daily Mashriq Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
. In 1997, Farooq moved to Quetta and was appointed as the chief news editor of the Daily Mashriq Quetta. On August 10, 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
Deen (Pakistan)
Deen or Din is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan. It is published from Karachi, Lahore, Gujrawala, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar at this time.-Famous columnists:*Muhammad Ejaz*Jameel Ahmand Adeel*Hafiz Shafiq*Nasir Ali Khan*Gul Chaman Shah...
, Daily Akhbar-e-Lahore, Monthly Education Times Lahore, At present he is working as the news editor for Daily Pakistan
Daily Pakistan
Daily Pakistan is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan. Mr. Mujib ur Rahman Shami is currently its chief editor and it has a circulation of over 500,000 copies per day. Daily Pakistan is currently published from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and Peshawar simultaneously. This Lahore-based daily...
Lahore, one of the leading newspapers of Pakistan.
He also covered the activities of ex-Presidents of Pakistan Wasim Sajjad
Wasim Sajjad
Wasim Sajjad was interim President of Pakistan on two occasions, serving as interim President prior to elections. Currently, being a member of PML-Q, he is the Leader of the Opposition in Senate of Pakistan.- Early life :...
(ex-Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
The current Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan is Farooq Naek since 12 March, 2009.The first Chairman of the Senate was Justice Khan Habibullah Khan Marwat.-History:...
), Sardar
Sardar
Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...
Farooq Laghari, ex-Prime ministers of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Leader of Pakistan Muslim League N), Benazir Bhuto (ex-Chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...
), Mir
Mir
Mir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali was the 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan and former Chairman of the Pakistan Hockey Federation.-Early life:Born in Baluchistan, Jamali was the second Baluch Prime Minister of Pakistan...
, Ex Chief Ministers of Baluchistan Sardar
Sardar
Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...
Akhtar Mengal
Akhtar Mengal
Sardar Akhtar Mengal is a former Chief Minister of the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. He is the president of the Baloch political party in the province, the Balochistan National Party , and the son of prominent politician, Sardar Ataullah Mengal....
, Mir
Mir
Mir was a space station operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, at first by the Soviet Union and then by Russia. Assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996, Mir was the first modular space station and had a greater mass than that of any previous spacecraft, holding the record for the...
Jan Mohammad Jamali
Jan Mohammad Jamali
Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali is a politician from Jaffarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan. He is the son of prominent Baloch leader Mir Noor Mahmmad Jamali. Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali was first elected as a member of Provincial Assembly of Balochistan in 1997. He was Chairman of the Pakistani Senate until...
and others leaders. he has conducted several interviews of leading politicians including ex-Governor of Balochistan
Governor of Balochistan
The Governor of Balochistan is the appointed Head of State of the provincial government in Balochistan, Pakistan. The governor is designated by the Prime Minister and is normally regarded a ceremonial post...
, sitting Governor of North-West Frontier Province
North-West Frontier Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...
Owais Ahmed Ghani
Owais Ahmed Ghani
Owais Ahmed Ghani is the former governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, who previously governed southwestern province of Balochistan for four and a half years....
, ex-Chief Minister of Balochistan
Chief Minister of Balochistan
The Chief Minister of Balochistan is elected by the Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan to serve as the head of the provincial government in Balochistan, Pakistan. The current Chief Minister is Aslam Raisani of the Pakistan Peoples Party...
Mir Jam Mohammad Yousaf, President of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Mahmood Khan Achakzai
Mahmood Khan Achakzai
Mahmood Khan Achakzai is a Pakistani politician and chairman of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, an Afghan Pashtun nationalist party based in the pashtun belt of Pakistan. The son of activist Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai, Achakzai remained a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan three times...
, he also met with Sardar
Sardar
Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...
Abdul Quyyam Khan ex Prime Minister and President of Azad Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, Amir of JUI Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, ANP’s leaders Begum
Begum
Begum, Begam or Baigum is a Turkic title given to female family members of a Baig or 'Beg', a higher official. The term Begum is derived from the word Beg, and means a female member of the Beg's family.Also used Begzadi, for Ex...
Nasim Wali Khan
Nasim Wali Khan
Nasim Wali Khan is a politician in Pakistan. Nasim Wali Khan is a major leader of Awami National Party. Nasim Wali Khan is the former provincial president and parliamentary leader of the Awami National Party in Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa....
, Asfandyar Wali Khan
Asfandyar Wali Khan
Asfandyar Wali Khan is a democratic socialist and the current the President of the Awami National Party in Pakistan.His father, Khan Abdul Wali Khan, was the party's first President...
, Sardar
Sardar
Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...
Attique Ahmed Khan
Attique Ahmed Khan
Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan also known as Sardar Atiq Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan also known as Sardar Atiq Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan also known as Sardar Atiq (born January 21, 1955, Ghaziabad, Jammu and Kashmir ia a Pakistani Kashmiri politician and President of the Muslim Conference, a political...
ex-Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, chairmain Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is "Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem".-Founding:...
Imran Khan
Imran Khan
Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
and other national leaders.
He has also struggled for the freedom of the press
Freedom of the press
Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the freedom of communication and expression through vehicles including various electronic media and published materials...
and for the rights of working journalists. He was an active member of the Quetta Press Club and Baluchistan Union of Journalists, now also a council member of Lahore Press Club and Punjab Union of Journalists.
Newscasting
In 1997, Farooq joined Radio Pakistan (Quetta) as a newsreaderNewsreader
Newsreader can refer to:* Newsreader , a computer program for reading Usenet newsgroups* News presenter, a person that presents a news show on television, radio or the Internet...
. On September 26, 1997, Muhammad Farooq delivered first time this words “This is Radio Pakistan, now you listen news by Muhammad Farooq.”
In 2000, Muhammad Farooq has been awarded the Pride of Performance
Pride of Performance
Pride of Performance , is one of the highest civil award given and conferred by the Pakistan Government to Pakistan's citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of Literature, Arts, Sports, Medicines, and Science for civilians in most particular cases.The announcement of civil...
Award by Pakistani state radio in recognition of his work. Farooq also worked many years for Pakistan Television as a newscaster.
Analyst and compere
He has been an analystAnalyst
Analyst generally is a term for an individual of whom or which the primary function is a deep examination of a specific, limited area and may mean:* Accounting analyst, an accounting analyst evaluates and interprets public company financial statements...
and compeer
Compeer
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of Pakistan Television. He appeared in many talk shows regarding political and social issues, specially current affairs programs including “News Morning Show” and “Qadam ba Qadam” from PTV Quetta centre
Writing
He started writing stories in his childhood, for Hamdard magazine Karachi under the editorship of Hakim Mohammed Said. As a script writer of Pakistan Television, Farooq wrote many scripts for different programs including currant affairs. He focuses the different problems of people of BalochistanBalochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...
in his scripts. Farooq has also written scripts about Khushhal Pakistan Program, Rural Devolvement and Cities of Baluchistan. He has written many articles, columns, and translations in different magazines and newspapers.
As a Qari
Muhammad Farooq did his early Nazra education from Karachi by Qari Kal-e-Khan, and he learned Tajweed and Hifz (11 Pare) by Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi, ImamImam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
and Khateeb of Tooba Mosque (Masjid e Tooba
Masjid e Tooba
Masjid e Tooba or Tooba Mosque is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Locally, it is also known as the Gol Masjid. Masjid e Tooba was built in 1969 in Defense Housing Society, Karachi. It is located just off main Korangi Road. Masjid e Tooba is often claimed to be the largest single dome mosque in...
) Defense Housing Society Karachi.
He studied the rules of recitation under Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi.
Muhammad Farooq was introduced to Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
recitation by his Quran teacher Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi, He staged Qur'an reciting competitions in his Madarsa to give his students experience. Farooq is the winner of Pakistani national Qur'an recitation contests. And also winner of many All Pakistan Inter Schools, Collegiate and Universities Qur’an reciting competitions.
He also participated in a conference of Quraan reciters in Quetta on 1998, which resulted in the establishment of a Reciters' Association, named as Jamiyat ul Qurraa Pakistan. Qari Khursheed Ahmad was selected its founder president. In Quran recitation Muhammad Farooq was Inspired by Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian Qari Shaikh Abdul Basit Abdus Samad, Qari Shaykh Sayed Abdul Aal Mutawlli, Qari Sheikh Abdur Rahman Al Sudais and Qari Hilal Ahmad Dehlavi.
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-Qirat. He has also hosted many Mahafil-e-Qiraat in different cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Quetta, Sialkot
Sialkot
Sialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
, Narowal
Narowal
Narowal is a city in the northeast of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The city is the capital of Narowal District and tehsil. It is situated on the banks of Ravi River about 4–5 km from the Indian border.-Etymology:...
, Gujranwala
Gujranwala
Gujranwala is a industrial city in the north-east of the Punjab province. It is the sixth largest city in Pakistan with a population of approximately 2,661,360 as on 24 June 2011...
, and Lahore.
Career in Naat Khawani
He started Naat Khuwani, when he was student of Pakistan Navy SchoolPakistan Navy School
Pakistan Navy School is established by Pakistan Navy for education for children of its Officers, Sailors and Civilian Employees at Karachi Sindh, Pakistan. It has campuses at Sabir SRE , SRE/II, SRE/III and Nazir SRE...
SRE 1 Shafa Karachi and studying in class 4th. Farooq recited naats in various languages such as, Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, Punjabi language
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
, Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
and Arabic. Farooq used to recite naats in his school, Milad
Milad
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and Naat Programs and was always appreciated by his teachers specially class teacher Miss Ronaq, Sir Javaid Iqbal (Sindhi
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
Teacher) and Muhammad Ashraf Shaad for his melodious and expressive voice.When he was the student of Pakistan Navy School Shafa Karachi he won first time the first prize in an All Karachi Inter Schools Naat Khawani competition held at Pakistan Navy School
Pakistan Navy School
Pakistan Navy School is established by Pakistan Navy for education for children of its Officers, Sailors and Civilian Employees at Karachi Sindh, Pakistan. It has campuses at Sabir SRE , SRE/II, SRE/III and Nazir SRE...
Karsaz Karachi. He was awarded with trophy by Professor Sayed Hasnain Kazmi, well known host of popular program of Pakistan Television named as “Tafhim-ul-Quran”.
In the 1980s, Farooq started his career on Pakistan Television Karachi centre as a child singer in a children’s musical program named as “Sang Sang Chalain” hosted by well known Pakistani musician Sohail Rana
Sohail Rana
Sohail Rana is a Pakistani music composer for films. He was introduced by actor Waheed Murad in Pakistan film industry and gained popularity when singer Ahmed Rushdi sang his compositions in such films like Arman and Doraha. He is now based in Canada.-Early Life and career:Sohail Rana was born in...
. But Farooq could not continue it because of his father and he believes that Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
does not allow to music. 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
Naat Khawan
Naat Khawan is a anyone person who recite the Naat. He recited the poetry or praised specially for the Islamic Prophet Muhammad....
, newscaster, script writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, analyst and compere. During this duration Farooq had got recorded many naats on his voice for PTV, Produced by senior poet and writer Sarwar Sodai. These Naats were written by Professor Sayed Sharafat Ali Naqvi, Saim ul Haq, Saleem Kausar and other renowned poets.
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. These Naats were written by Professor Muhammad Zafar ul Haq Chishti, Professor Baiyraum Ghori, Hatim Majeed and other renowned poets. He also performed live these radio channels. In 2006, Pakistan Television nominated him as the best Naat Khawan
Naat Khawan
Naat Khawan is a anyone person who recite the Naat. He recited the poetry or praised specially for the Islamic Prophet Muhammad....
for PTV award from PTV Quetta centre. Muhammad Farooq has also participated in many national and some international
International
----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...
Mahafil-e-Naat. He appears regularly on Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan. He has also hosted many Mahafil-e-Naat in different cities of Pakistan.
Journalism
- Pride of PerformancePride of PerformancePride of Performance , is one of the highest civil award given and conferred by the Pakistan Government to Pakistan's citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of Literature, Arts, Sports, Medicines, and Science for civilians in most particular cases.The announcement of civil...
Award (2000) from Pakistan Broadcasting CorporationPakistan Broadcasting CorporationThe Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation or Radio Pakistan is the state-run radio service of Pakistan.- History :The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, popularly called Radio Pakistan came into being as Pakistan Broadcasting Service on 14 August 1947 when Pakistan emerged on the world map as a new...
(PBC) Best Urdu Newscaster Award (National). - Fatima JinnahFatima JinnahFatima Jinnah , was one of the figurative and pioneering woman figure in Pakistan Movement and was the younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. An active political figure in the movement for independence from the British Raj, she is commonly known in Pakistan as Khātūn-e...
Award (2003). Presented by The Government of PakistanGovernment of PakistanThe Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...
's Ex Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq - Special Award Presented by UNICEF & Balochistan Scouts AssociationBalochistan Scouts AssociationBalochistan Scouts Association is a provincial Scouting organisation of Balochistan in Pakistan. Scouting exists in all 30 districts of Balochistan, with more than 75,000 scout volunteers...
. - 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 Daily JangDaily JangThe Daily Jang is an Urdu newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous publication since its foundation in 1939. Its current Group Chief Executive & Editor-in-Chief is Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman....
Lahore - Wahdat-e-Pakistan Award
- Award from Daily MashriqDaily MashriqMashriq is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan published from Peshawar, provincial headquarter of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa....
Lahore - Award for Excellent Performance (2008), by Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Lahore Press Club. Presented by Nazim-e-Ala Minhaj-ul-QuranMinhaj-ul-QuranMinhaj-ul-Quran International is an international Sufi-based non-governmental organization founded by Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri in 1981 in Lahore, Pakistan...
International Dr 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 Award Best Naat Khawan (2006) Nomination
Works
There are many different SerialsSerial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
and Programs written by Muhammad Farooq for Pakistan Television.
Scripts
- Khushhal Pakistan SerialsSerial (radio and television)Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
(2002) - Pak Japan Friend Ship (2002)
- Rural Youth (2002)
- Karkardagi SerialSerial (radio and television)Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
(2003) - Dastan-e-Azm SerialSerial (radio and television)Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
(2003) - Umar Khan Achakzai (2003)
- Qadam Ba Qadam SerialSerial (radio and television)Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
(2004) - Behtar Zindagi Behtar Mahole (2005)
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 )
See also
- List of PTV Personalities
- List of Famous Newsreaders of Radio Pakistan
- List of Famous Qurrā'
- List of Naat Khawans
- List of Pakistanis
- List of people from Lahore
- Daily Evening Special
- Daily MashriqDaily MashriqMashriq is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan published from Peshawar, provincial headquarter of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa....
- Daily PakistanDaily PakistanDaily Pakistan is an Urdu daily newspaper in Pakistan. Mr. Mujib ur Rahman Shami is currently its chief editor and it has a circulation of over 500,000 copies per day. Daily Pakistan is currently published from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and Peshawar simultaneously. This Lahore-based daily...
- Pakistan Broadcasting CorporationPakistan Broadcasting CorporationThe Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation or Radio Pakistan is the state-run radio service of Pakistan.- History :The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, popularly called Radio Pakistan came into being as Pakistan Broadcasting Service on 14 August 1947 when Pakistan emerged on the world map as a new...
- Hafiz
- Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
- TajwidTajwidTajwīd is an Arabic word for elocution, meaning proper pronunciation during recitation, as well as recitation at a moderate speed. It is a set of rules which govern how the Qur'an should be read. It is derived from the triliteral root , meaning to make well, make better, or improve. It is...