All Pakistan Annual Naat Competition was held at the ZA Bukhari auditorium of National Broadcasting House on Thursday as part of the Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) celebrations. It was jointly hosted by Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation and Pakistan Television Corporation. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khurshid Shah, the chief guest on the occasion, gave away prizes to the winners. The competition was held in four categories, under 15 boys and girls and boys and girls between 15 and 25 years of age.
The winners of Naat competitions, which were held earlier in all four provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir and Islamabad, took part in the all Pakistan contest. In the first category of boys under 15, Muhammad Faizan of Punjab got first position, Muhammad Hashim of Sindh secured second, while Afaq Aalam of Gilgit-Baltistan stood third.
In the second category of girls under 15, Noorina Imtiaz of Punjab got first position, Noorish Khalid of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa secured second position, while Arooba Fatima of Sindh stood third.
In the third category of boys between 15 and 25 year of age, Muhammad Ishaq of Balochistan got the first position, Asim Munir of Punjab secured second position, while Muhammad Faizan of Islamabad stood third. In the fourth category of girls between 15 and 25 year of age, Asmat Tahira of Punjab got first position, Amina Ataullah of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa secured second position, while Syeda Siara Anjum of Islamabad stood third.