Catholic Naqib
The Catholic Naqib is the oldest Urdu-language Catholic magazine, founded in Lahore, Pakistan in 1929 and published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore.
Until July 1987 Fr. Inayat Bernard was the editor of the Catholic Naqib.
The fortnightly Catholic Naqib is a professionally run paper with regular training like the workshop for reporters held at St. Mary's Minor Seminary, Lahore in 1989, which brought together reporters from Bahawalpur, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Sheikhupura. Father Francis Nadeem was editor-in-chief of Catholic Naqib and Gulzar Chuhan became editor in 1989.
Staff development is encouraged. In 1993, Zikaria Philip, the Chief Editor of the Catholic Naqib, attended the 1993 Summer University held in Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Ukraine.
On March 11, 2008, a powerful bomb ripped open a government building, killing at least 30 people and injuring about 200 more, as well as damaging Catholic Church buildings in Lahore. The explosion caused serious damage to the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sacred Heart High School for Boys, Sacred Heart High School for Girls, and the office of the Naqib.
The Catholic Naqib celebrated its 80th anniversary on May 16, 2009. Victor Daniel, Editor, board members and the office staff received certificates of appreciation from Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha.
According to journalist Kamran Chaudhry the Naqib is stuck in a bygone age. The periodical appears to depend entirely on freelance contributors, while the editors tend to print copy as it is. Its revenues cover less than one third of the printing cost.
