Quaid-e-Azam Trophy contested sometimes by regional teams, sometimes by departmental teams, but usually by a mixture of the two. In 1956–57 it was decided that Karachi and Punjab would have to enter three teams each, to make the teams more evenly matched. Karachi has won the trophy 20 times (most by any team). Karachi teams have won the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy 20 times, PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) 7, National Bank 5, Lahore teams, United Bank, and SNGPL (Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited) 4, Habib Bank 3, Bahawalpur, Peshawar, Punjab, Railways, and Sialkot 2, ADBP (Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan), Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, and WAPDA
Mughal-e-Azam for "Stardust" stated, "it can be said that the grandeur and vintage character of "Mughal-e-Azam" cannot be repeated, and it will remembered as one of the most significant films made in this country." Ziya Us Salam of "The Hindu" described "Mughal-e-Azam" as a film people will want to watch over and over again. Raja Sen of Rediff compared the film to "Spartacus" (1960) and said, ""Mughal-e-Azam" is awesomely, stunningly overwhelming, a magnificent spectacle entirely free of CGI and nonlinear gimmickry, a gargantuan feat of ... of ... well, of Mughal proportions!" Laura Bushell of the BBC rated the film four