Radio Veritas Asia
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Radio Veritas Asia was inaugurated by the Southeast Asian Bishops' Conference on April 11, 1969. It is a private non-commercial Catholic radio station located in the Philippines
. Its Urdu Service started its broadcast on August 14, 1987 in Lahore
, Pakistan.
Its mission is to promote justice to the oppressed through programs with specific moral, religious and inspirational content, and to voice peace and harmony among the sects, races, and sexes through socio-cultural programs and to promote dialogue among different religions.
It has a mix of moral,religious, evangelical and socio-cultural, and entertainment programs on offer, as well as a few political, economic and informational programs.
Between 2007 and June 2011 it had received over 30,000 letters from listeners in Pakistan, over 3,500 from India and nearly 500 from other countries.
Since 1991 the annual magazine of the Radio Veritas Asia Urdu Service has been housed in the office building of the WAVE Studio
. Most programs for Radio Veritas Asia's Urdu service are also recorded at the WAVE studio.
Radio Veritas’ Urdu service is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The celebrations will commence on 14 August 1987, and will run up to 14 August 2012. This will be for the Church in Pakistan, a great opportunity for evangelisation through the media, supplemented by the Catholic television program of Catholic TV.
On October 9, 2011, more than 80 people from all over the country attended the 11th listeners’ conference of Radio Veritas Asia’s Urdu language service in Lahore. RVA’s Urdu service airs 13 morning and evening programs reaching listeners in Pakistan and India. In 2011 Father Nadeem John Shakir
was the studio director.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Its Urdu Service started its broadcast on August 14, 1987 in Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Pakistan.
Its mission is to promote justice to the oppressed through programs with specific moral, religious and inspirational content, and to voice peace and harmony among the sects, races, and sexes through socio-cultural programs and to promote dialogue among different religions.
It has a mix of moral,religious, evangelical and socio-cultural, and entertainment programs on offer, as well as a few political, economic and informational programs.
Between 2007 and June 2011 it had received over 30,000 letters from listeners in Pakistan, over 3,500 from India and nearly 500 from other countries.
Since 1991 the annual magazine of the Radio Veritas Asia Urdu Service has been housed in the office building of the WAVE Studio
WAVE Studio
The Pakistan Catholic bishops' national audiovisual center WAVE has worked effectively for social harmony and professionalism during its 25 years.Jesuit Father Jean Desautels started WAVE in June 1977 on the premises of St...
. Most programs for Radio Veritas Asia's Urdu service are also recorded at the WAVE studio.
Radio Veritas’ Urdu service is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The celebrations will commence on 14 August 1987, and will run up to 14 August 2012. This will be for the Church in Pakistan, a great opportunity for evangelisation through the media, supplemented by the Catholic television program of Catholic TV.
On October 9, 2011, more than 80 people from all over the country attended the 11th listeners’ conference of Radio Veritas Asia’s Urdu language service in Lahore. RVA’s Urdu service airs 13 morning and evening programs reaching listeners in Pakistan and India. In 2011 Father Nadeem John Shakir
Nadeem John Shakir
Nadeem John Shakir is a Catholic priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore in Pakistan. He was born in Toba Tek Singh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Faisalabad. His father was Babu Sardar Serafine the Catechist in charge of the Parish....
was the studio director.