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Today is the longest day of year 2018

Today is the longest day of the year of the current year, Pakistan Met office said on ThursdayAlthough the actual hours in the day don't change, the amount of sunshine received is longer than that of any other day, according to experts.Known as the summer solstice, this event will be followed by the start of shorter days and longer nights for countries including Pakistan located in the northern hemisphere of the globe.

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'World's longest-serving' Pakistani ambassador Jamsheed Marker passes away

Veteran Pakistani diplomat Jamsheed Marker on Thursday passed away in Karachi, family sources said.He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having been "ambassador to more countries than any other person, according to Geo News.He was Pakistan's top envoy to the United States and more than a dozen other countries for more than three decades and earned the distinction as the "world's longest-serving ambassador".

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Man accused of harassing Kalash women apologises in latest video

A man accused of harassing a group of woman in Kalash Valley of Chitral District in country's north has apologized for his acts.In a video released on Facebook, the man identified as Aimal has said the viral video of him doing the rounds on social media was filmed in 2015.Attired in white Shalwar Kameez he has requested social media users in his latest video to spread his message so that people can know he has apologised for his conduct."Special Salam to my social media friends, hope you are all doing well.I went to Chitral around 2015 where I made a video with the an intent to record the moments. I admit that I committed some excesses in that video. I apologise to all those who came across the video. And I will request you to share my message so that people will know this man has apologized. The video is being shared on several facebook pages where people has appreciated him for apologizing over his conduct.

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Social media mourns demise of Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi

KARACHI: The demise of legendary humourist Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi on Wednesday has left social media in grief. Yusufi was admitted at a private hospital a few days back after contracting pneumonia. He was shifted to ventilator after his health deteriorated.Twitterati have piled their favorite quotations from the satirist and earlier memories to bid him farewell on his demise.

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Afghan's Abdullah accepts President Mamnoon's invitation to visit Pakistan

DUSHANBE: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said since peace and stability in Afghanistan was a must for regional stability and development, Pakistan was working with Afghanistan to achieve this objective.The President said this during a meeting with Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah held here on the request of latter.President Mamnoon said high level contacts between Pakistan and Afghanistan were very important and in this regard Pakistan would fully cooperate with Afghanistan.The President on this occasion also extended invitation to the Afghan CEO, which he accepted.

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Shehbaz Sharif responds to his viral video

Former Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday responded to a viral video that spotted him cross the road in a hasty manner a day earlier.The PML-N president is in London to inquiry after the health of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz who is on ventilator after suffering a cardiac arrest last week. The newer clip shows him pull a sardonic comeback to a crowd that gathered around his car earlier today in response to the earlier video.

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Who owns what? - Imran, Zardari and Maryam declare assets

KARACHI: PTI chairman Imran Khan, former president Asif Ali Zardari and PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz have submitted details of their assets in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).According to documents obtained by Geo TV, Imran Khan has disclosed agriculture, salary, pension and bank profit as his sources of income. Documents show that Imran Khan owns 169 acres of irrigation land. The PTI chairman has also submitted details of his foreign visits. He had made 28 international trips from 2015 to 2018 and most of them were sponsored. In his nomination papers, Khan has declared assets of Rs4.77 million. Imran Khan has declared his salary to be Rs1.89 million in addition to agriculture income of Rs2.36 million, according to documents. Last year, the PTI chairman had paid Rs103, 763 in the form of income tax. He said that his wife Bushra Maneka and two children were his dependents. According to the documents, Imran Khan doesn’t have a personal car and holds two foreign currency accounts in Islamabad. The documents further reveal that Imran Khan has 14 properties in Lahore, Islamabad and other parts of Pakistan which he had inherited. Imran Khan has no business ventures in Pakistan or abroad, it added. Asif Zardari owns Rs758 million Former President Asif Ali Zardari, who is running from his home constituency of Nawabshah, owns assets worth Rs758 million. In his declaration, Zardari has disclosed agriculture and business as his major source of income. According to details, Asif Zardari owns 349 acres of irrigation land in addition to 7399 acres of rented land. The former president had earned Rs100.55 million from his agriculture investment and a further Rs7.66 million from other businesses. According to details submitted in the commission, Asif Zardari had paid income tax of Rs1.95 million in 2015. Next year, he was taxed Rs2.5 million and in 2017, the PPP co-chairman paid income tax of Rs2.63 million. The former president doesn’t have a foreign passport, according to the election documents. Maryam Nawaz is worth Rs858 millionPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz, while submitting her nomination papers, declared that her net assets amount to a total of Rs 845 million.This information was shared by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding assets of electoral candidates on Wednesday.Daughter of former Prime Minister, Maryam who has submitted her nomination papers from NA-125, NA-127 and PP-173 constituencies revealed that she is a shareholder in Chaudhry Sugar Mills Limited, Hamza Spinning Mills Limited, Muhammad Buksh Textile Mills Limited, Hudabiya Papers Mills Limited and Hudabiya Engineering Co Private Limited.Furthermore, she also owns 1,506 kanals irrigation land, which have increased by 548 kanals in the last three years.Maryam also disclosed that she invested Rs 3.4 million in her family flour mills and had lent a loan worth Rs 7 million to Soft Energy Private Limited. She also stated that she currently owns gifts and jewellery worth Rs40 million and 1.7 million respectively.Moreover, Maryam shared that her brother Hasan Nawaz had also given her a loan of Rs 20 million.

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Pakistan hands over two Afghan soldiers back to Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan handed over two Afghan soldiers, who crossed the border, to Afghan Authorities on humanitarian grounds as a good will gesture at Chaman on Wednesday.According to Inter Services Public Relations, Frontier Corps Balochistan handed over soldiers Hayat Ullah and Lateef Ullah Khan back to Afghan Authorities at Chaman.Both had crossed over to Pakistan and were arrested by FC. The return of serving Afghan National Army and Afghan Border Police soldiers is on humanitarian grounds as good will gesture, the ISPR added.

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Video: Voters grill PML-N?s candidate Jamal Leghari

A video of PML-N leader Jamal Leghari being grilled by a group of his voters during a visit to his constituency has gone viral on social media platforms.The PML-N leader got upset when he was questioned about the timing of his visit to the constituency just a few weeks before the next general elections.Leghari is running from his home constituency NA-192, Dera Ghazi Khan. “Why should we vote for you?” asked a voter before Leghari lost his control. The group then asked where he had been in the last five years when his government was in power.One man can be heard telling Leghari if he was there to give answers or ask questions. "You are grilling me just for one parchi (vote), he lamented .Jamal can be seen saying, “Don’t talk about democracy, I know democracy better than you”.The visibly upset politician reminded the voters that he was their chieftain. “Isn’t it shameful you are treating me like this just for one vote?” he added. “I would see you on elections day,” said the DG Khan politician before he left the area.

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COAS meets Polish defence minister, military leadershiP

General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) reached Poland on an official visit. During the visit COAS met Mr Mariusz Blaszczak, Minister of National Defence and Deputy Minister of National Defence. The COAS also held separate meetings with Polish military leadership including Chief of General Staff, Commander of the Poland Armed Forces and Commander of Poland Land Forces.During the meetings, matters of mutual interest including emerging geo-strategic environment, regional security situation and measures to further enhance bilateral defence cooperation were discussed. The Poland military leadership appreciated Pakistan’s contributions and sacrifices for bringing peace and stability in the region and showed interest in sharing of experiences as part of wider training cooperation. The COAS also visited Polish Armament Group at Warsaw, Land Forces Training Centre at Poznan and Military Aviation Works.On arrival, a smartly turned out contingent of Polish Armed Forces presented the Guard of Honour to COAS at General Command of the Polish Armed Forces.

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