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On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1853, The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade. In 1864, Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. In 1928, Balakh Sher Mazari, former prime minister of Pakistan (died 2022) was born. In 1935, Vitaly Sevastyanov, Russian engineer and cosmonaut (died 2010) was born. In 1947, Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident. In 1965, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52. In 1980, Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board. In 2003, Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. In 2012, Martin Pakledinaz, American costume designer (born 1953) passed away. In 2016, Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

K2 Airways plane missing LIVE: Flight data indicates plane crashed into sea off Karachi; Pak authorities on the lookout

Hindustan Times

July 8, 2026

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K2 Airways plane missing LIVE: Pakistani authorities have launched a coordinated search-and-rescue operation involving multiple agencies to locate the missing aircraft, the Pakistan Airports Authority said in a Facebook post.

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