News brief: big stories of the day

News brief: big stories of the day

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) chief Imran Khan has won his National Assembly seat from Lahore in Mianwali quite handsomely, Pakistani media reports said.

The Foreign Office on Wednesday told the Indian media to stop spewing in Pakistan's general elections which were held on July 25, saying that they should focus on internal matters, reports said. 

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday delayed a second summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin, while his top diplomat insisted there was no let up against Moscow following the two leaders' controversial meeting in Helsinki, reported news agency AFP. 

Facebook shares went into a freefall Wednesday as a stunningly weak financial outlook raised fresh concerns for the social networking giant as it tries to recover from the impact of data protection scandals and investigations, reports news agency Reuters.

The National Assembly of Pakistan consists of 342 seats out of which elections are held directly in 272 seats. With Imran Khan's PTI leading in the polls, his party needs 136 seats to gain the upper hand in Parliament.