Cargo Plane with 5 Aboard Goes Missing Off Pakistan’s Coast, Officials Say
Search teams deployed after the Boeing 737 reported a navigation fault and then plunged about 35,000 feet in under 2 minutes, tracking data showed.
- On Tuesday, a K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo flight carrying five crew members went missing off the coast of Karachi after reporting a 'navigational system issue' while en route from Sharjah to Pakistan.
- Minutes after the crew reported 'navigational system issue' to the Karachi Area Control Centre, radar showed the aircraft making a sharp heading change and rapidly descending before contact was lost at 9:21 p.m. approximately 287 kilometers west of Karachi.
- Pakistan's military and civilian agencies launched a coordinated search in the Arabian Sea, deploying the navy frigate PNS Zulfiqar and Pakistan Air Force surveillance aircraft. The Rescue Coordination Centre led the multi-agency operation.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed 'deep sorrow' regarding the incident, though authorities have not officially confirmed a crash or located wreckage. Search teams continue efforts in challenging monsoon conditions.
- Investigators will scrutinize flight data and communications once the aircraft is located, while regional GNSS interference may feature in the formal probe. If confirmed fatal, this marks Pakistan's first deadly crash since 2020.
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In any air safety emergency, the first few hours are considered the most crucial. In such cases, air traffic control, the Navy, the Air Force, and maritime agencies join forces in a race against time. In Pakistan, multiple agencies have been deployed in a search operation after a cargo plane suddenly disappeared.
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