Author: News Desk

Famous cleric Maulana Azad Jameel is making headlines these days by telling wazaif (spiritual practices and rituals) to different callers seeking solutions to their problems while appearing on a private news channel’s Ramzan Transmission. His latest wazifa is for reducing household electricity bills, and it is going viral on social media.

A short clip featuring Jameel surfaced online yesterday, in which he was heard informing viewers to write “Zam-Zam” on the electricity meter utilising the “Shahadat ki ungli (index finger),” which would lead to a reduction in the electricity bill.

“If you want your electricity bill to be as low as possible, there is a wazifa. You need to write “Zam-Zam” on the electricity meter using your Shahdat ki ungli (index finger). Do this twice a month, every fifteen days. Inshallah, I guarantee that your electricity bill will decrease,” the cleric said.

Internet users were quick to react to the clip, with some users mocking the scholar. One user, while sharing the video, wrote, “Air conditioner khul kar chalain (Let the air conditioner run freely)”

Another user satirically wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “This wazifa is absolutely effective. One day, I wrote ‘Zam Zam’ with my finger on my neighbor’s car’s fuel tank—its fuel line got jammed. An ice vendor once wrote ‘Zam-Zam’ on his ice block during the peak of June and July—he’s still waiting for the ice to melt.
In the Well of Death, a stuntman was riding his motorcycle along the wall when a spectator gestured and wrote ‘Zam Zam’ in the air—the motorcycle and the rider have been stuck on the wall ever since (sic).”

“I wrote ‘Zam Zam’ on the electricity meter early in the morning at Sehri time. Now, no one’s father can send me a high bill!! Thank you, Maulana,” quipped another user. While a netizen called the cleric’s wazifa “religious meter tempering.”

The cleric had earlier made a big revelation in the Ramzan transmission, claiming that he received a call from an unknown number on his phone. He said that the caller informed him that the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad SAW (PBUH) met the caller in a dream, advising him to read the wazifa told by Jameel. The cleric took an oath three times before recounting it.

In another episode of the transmission, he berated a female caller, who was complaining about her husband’s excessive talkativeness. Rather than addressing her concerns, the cleric advised her to speak less instead.

Pakistani traveller Waqas Hassan, who has been globetrotting for 15 years, recently found himself transiting through Mumbai Airport on an IndiGo flight from Singapore to Saudi Arabia. His six-hour layover in India was not something he had planned, and in his now-viral Instagram video, he expressed his surprise that Pakistanis could transit via India.

Standing inside Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Waqas recorded his brief yet memorable time there, sharing his experience with his followers.

“Did you know that with a Pakistani passport, you can transit through India? Of course, if you have a self-check-in flight and want to leave the airport, that’s not permitted. But if it’s a connecting flight, then you can do it.”

His journey, however, wasn’t entirely without complications. Waqas noted that when he handed over his Pakistani passport at the transfer counter, Indian airport officials looked at him suspiciously.

“They were surprised. Not many Pakistanis do this—it was new for them too.”

Despite the initial unease, Waqas took advantage of his time at the airport. He explored the lounges, tried the famous Mumbai street food ‘Vada Pav,’ and even purchased a souvenir before continuing his travels.

The video quickly gained popularity, with numerous Indian social media users extending a warm welcome to Waqas. Comments poured in, expressing joy that he had a chance to “touch Indian soil.” One user commented: “Sir, you are most welcome to India.” Another noted: “So close yet so far—if only politics didn’t keep us apart.” 

Waqas’s journey underscores a travel loophole that is often overlooked—Pakistani citizens can transit through India under certain conditions. However, it remains a rare occurrence, making his experience both remarkable and noteworthy.

US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce has given a neutral response to a question linked to former premier Imran Khan’s incarceration, stating that she will not comment on the internal frameworks of another country.

During the weekly media briefing on Wednesday, Frontier Post journalist Jalil Afridi, before asking his question, stated that the most popular Pakistani leader and biggest charity collector, Imran Khan, has been languishing in jail for the last two years, and everything in the country, whether it is the democracy or human rights, has been shattered in previous two years.

He then asked, “President Trump was talking a lot about Pakistan before the elections [the US Presidential], and thousands of his new voters in the US and millions of Pakistanis are expecting him to take some sort of action with regard to that country. Do you have anything in mind or have you heard anything the president says?”

Bruce responded, “I’m not going to comment on the internal frameworks of another country,” instructing the journalist to reach out to the White House regarding President Trump’s actions and intentions about Pakistan.

“I do think… President Trump has made it clear, as has Rubio [US Secretary of State], that we care about the planet, we care about our neighbours, we care about what’s happening on the globe, and that’s been evidenced by our actions,” the US State Department spokesperson concluded.

It is not the first time that the US State Department has avoided providing a crystal answer regarding former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s incarceration, as earlier this month, Bruce had outrightly sidestepped Jalil’s question about Imran Khan’s imprisonment during a briefing.

The journalist had earlier questioned, “Is the President aware that the most popular leader of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has been in jail for the last three years now, and a lot of atrocities have happened? Is the president at all interested in paying a little attention to Pakistan?”

 
The U.S. State Department spokesperson, while sidestepping the question, said, “I will answer that with noting that in his address to Congress, the president announced the arrest of ISIS-K operative, planned and responsible for killing 13 brave American service members and over 160 Afghan citizens at Abbey Gate.”

 
The spokesperson further said that the US extended gratitude to the government of Pakistan, adding that the US did collaborate in bringing Mohammad Sharifullah to justice.

On March 4, speaking to a joint session of Congress, President Trump thanked Pakistan for its role in arresting the alleged mastermind behind the 2021 Kabul Airport bombing, Sharifuulah, also known as Jafar.