Overview
- The Islamabad contest drew participants from 37 countries, according to event officials.
- Malaysia’s Qari Aiman Rizwan bin Muhammad Ramlan won first place, with Iran’s Qari Adnan second and Pakistan’s Qari Abdul Rasheed third.
- Cash prizes were set at Rs5 million for first place, Rs3 million for second, and Rs2 million for third.
- Competitors from Afghanistan, Indonesia, and Morocco finished fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively.
- The awards ceremony at the Convention Centre began with a recitation by Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali, as Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Minister Sardar Yousaf presented prizes and highlighted Quran-based unity.