About

GAWAH Urdu Weekly (Gawah means ‘The Witness’ or ‘Al-Shahid’) – in the 25th year of its publication, is the oldest and most prominent Urdu tabloid from South India. Founded by internationally acclaimed journalist Dr. Syed Fazil Hussain Parvez, Gawah is based in the pearl city Hyderabad with readership in nearly 50 countries across the globe.

Gawah is the world’s favourite Urdu tabloid by virtue of the numerous distinctions it reserves. To being with, it set a trend for Urdu weekly newspapers in South India.  Gawah Urdu Weekly is the first newspaper to have featured interviews of personalities who have gradually become the who’s who of their times – from sports persons to politicians and bureaucrats, identified and reported scams, and the vibrant talent before it rose to fame.

The editorial of Gawah titled “Sachh To Magar Kehne Do” is a world favorite among Urdu readers, and is regularly reshared on digital platforms, reprinted and even republished by many prominent Urdu newspapers including leading dailies across the length and breadth of the country – including even as far as Kashmir.

Despite being a weekly tabloid, Gawah Urdu Weekly has two doctorates on board who have extensively researched on Journalism and media, with the team’s collective experience of over 150 years, besides an adept team of intellectuals savoring  the cause of pristine and value-based journalism.

With the diversity of fresh take on news stories, features, literary articles, sports, political, national, international and NRI news, Gawah Urdu Weekly has been savoring an extensively elite social base with readers not only from India but as far as Americas and Europe. It is also the only Urdu tabloid to have incessantly remained in publication for over 20 years now – an unprecedented feat for any Urdu weekly from entire South India.

No wonder why it’s weekly print issue is highly awaited and admired by the people who make a constructive difference to the community, society and the country.

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