The Vakil
Urdu language newspaper
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The Vakil (Urdu: وکیل) was an Urdu language newspaper published from Amritsar during the British Raj.[1] Initially it was bi-weekly newspaper but later it became three days. This newspaper was started by Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi's father Khan Ata Muhammad Khan in 1895 and published until about July 28, 1931.[2]
TypeWeekly
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerSheikh Ghulam Muhammad
EditorMirza Heyrat Dehlavi
Insha Allah Khan
Abu Kalam Azad
Abdullah Minhas
Shujaullah
Insha Allah Khan
Abu Kalam Azad
Abdullah Minhas
Shujaullah
| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Sheikh Ghulam Muhammad |
| Editor | Mirza Heyrat Dehlavi Insha Allah Khan Abu Kalam Azad Abdullah Minhas Shujaullah |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Language | Urdu |
| Headquarters | Amritsar, British Raj |
The first editor of the newspaper was Mirza Hairat Dehlavi but separated after editing two pamphlets. In October of the same year, Insha Allah Khan became the editor.[3] Abul Kalam Azad was associated with Vakil as one of the editor for five years, from 1903 to 1908.[4][5][6]