Blaze News - Pakistan

China's fixed-wing Y-12F atmospheric comprehensive aerial survey aircraft, the first of its kind in China, recently completed its first flight in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) on Saturday. The Y-12F-based platform has undergone extensive integration and modification of over 60 mission equipment sets, tailored for highly sensitive three-dimensional detection of atmospheric particulates, gaseous pollutants, greenhouse gases and cloud-water physicochemical properties. Read More: A new, inexpensive Chinese AI model is catching up with Anthropic, OpenAI on their home turf The aircraft is now capable of integrated aerial surveys for multiple pollutants, greenhouse gases and cloud-water detection. The Y-12F aircraft is a turboprop plane in the eight-tonne class, independently developed by AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Co. Ltd. It features outstanding payload capacity and cabin s...

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his international debut for India on Saturday but England young gun Jacob Bethell ensured it was the hosts who won the second T20 at Old Trafford. At just 15 years and 99 days old, Sooryavanshi replaced batting great Sachin Tendulkar as India's youngest men's player and marked his entrance onto the world stage with two stunning sixes as he scored 14 from 10 balls. Yet it was fellow left-handed batsman Bethell, a relative veteran at the age 22, who made the match-clinching contribution as England went 1-0 up in a five-match series following Wednesday's washout in Durham. England were faltering at 51-3, chasing 191 for victory, when Bethell walked out to bat but he responded with an expertly-paced 76 not out to take his side to a four-wicket win over the T20 world champions. The match turned decisively in England's favour in the 17th over of their chase that went for 29 runs, with Bethell striking two free-hit sixes fol...

India’s main opposition Congress party reacted sharply to reports of an award conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Seychelles, casting doubts over its authenticity, British publication The Guardian said in a report on Friday. As Modi arrived in Seychelles over the weekend, the Indian prime minister was presented with the “Guardian of the Blue Horizon” award by Seychelles President Patrick Herminie, along with a trophy and certificate, the report said. However, according to The Guardian, questions soon emerged over the authenticity and preparation of the award. The certificate reportedly contained spelling errors, including “repubblic” instead of “republic” and “Seycheeles” instead of “Seychelles”. Read: Modi conferred ‘The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance’ in Bahrain The report added that the award was created only three days before Modi’s arrival and that he was the first and only re...

Iga Swiatek's Wimbledon title defence was ended by the Philippines' Alexandra Eala in a third-round shock on Saturday, while "heartbroken" Serena Williams was forced to withdraw from the doubles tournament. Kazakh second seed Elena Rybakina also crashed out, leaving the bottom half of the women's singles draw wide open. Swiatek slipped to a 7-6 (11/9), 6-2 defeat on Centre Court as 29th seed Eala reached the last 16 of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. It is six-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek's earliest exit from a major tournament since another third-round defeat, by Yulia Putintseva, at Wimbledon two years ago. Eala had already made history for the Philippines by becoming the first player from the Southeast Asian nation to reach the third round of a Grand Slam in the Open era. "I'm really emotional and maybe for someone like Iga who has won so many Slams, or someone like Serena or Venus (Williams), this achievement might seem s...

The federal government on Friday reduced the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs1.97 per litre for the next week, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Petroleum. Under the revised rates, the price of petrol has been fixed at Rs297.53 per litre, while HSD will now cost Rs309.50 per litre. The new prices came into effect at midnight and will remain applicable for the next week, the notification said. The announcement came a week after the government decided to keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged despite a continued decline in international oil prices. Following that decision, Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik rejected the impression that the government was favouring any particular sector and said the public was likely to receive "good news" in the coming days. Read: Petroleum price freeze sparks backlash He said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's top priority was protecting consumer rights, adding that a high-level committe...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Istanbul on Friday on a bilateral visit to Turkiye after a brief visit to Iran, where he attended the funeral rites of Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. The visit to Turkiye came at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The visit marks the prime minister's third trip to Turkiye in as many months. He had previously visited the country in April and May as part of efforts to promote bilateral ties and discuss regional developments. According to the statement, the prime minister was received at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport by Turkish Minister of Trade Prof Dr Omer Bolat, Pakistan's Ambassador to Turkiye Dr Yousaf Junaid, and officials from the Turkish foreign ministry and the Pakistani embassy. Read: PM Shehbaz arrives in Turkiye on last leg of 3-nation tour Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...