Majeed Lahori  began his journalistic career in Daily Inqilab in 1938. He was a famous columnist of wit and satire. He authored columns for Anjam, Insaf and Khurshid. Majeed Lahori started his column “Harf o Hikayat” in Daily Jang Karachi in October 1948. In addition to column writing, Majid Lahori also brought out a fortnightly magazine – Namakdan. He remained associated with Jang till the last. In 1971, 14 years after his death, his friend and fellow journalist, Shafi Aqeel, compiled a collection of the columns he wrote for Jang.