He started Naat Khuwani, when he was student of Pakistan Navy School 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 SchoolKarsaz 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.[24] 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”[25] 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.[26] 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.[27] He appears regularly on Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan. He has also hosted many Mahafil-e-Naat in different cities of Pakistan.
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