‘Ya Allah Reham’: Mohib Mirza, celebrities react to recent electricity bill hike

Social media users and public figures expressed outrage over the weekend at the hike in electricity bills. The exorbitant sums led to protests across the country with citizens burning their bills. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakaar has responded to the outrage by tweeting that an emergency meeting would be called at the Prime Minister’s residence on Sunday to address the sudden hike.

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Celebrities have also decried inflation and how it impacts an ordinary citizen’s life.

Actor Sami Khan shared a tweet by a journalist who shared a video of a man protesting against the price hike, and in the caption he wrote:

‘Ya Allah Reham farma.”

Ya ALLAH reham farma , ameen. https://t.co/qUtAxbqzUi

— sami khan (@samikhan421) August 24, 2023

Mohib Mirza addressed the situation with his own hilarious but rather dark twist:
“Thank god we have not gone on the moon, otherwise the fuel adjustments for the rocket would have been taken from our bills!”

Actress Mariyam Nafees shared a screenshot of a request of an imam, asking him to pray that inflation goes away, so a family could afford to eat. In the caption, she had requested all her followers to be thankful for having food to eat and a place to stay, because such things are luxuries for others.