A Boeing 737 cargo plane operated by K2 Airways has disappeared off the coast of Pakistan, prompting a search and rescue operation. The plane, which was on a cargo flight from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Karachi, Pakistan, lost contact with air traffic control around 9:21 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
Search Efforts Underway
Officials have announced that some wreckage was recovered 53 miles south of Ormara, but the search for the missing crew continued into Thursday. The crew members have been identified as Capt. Muhammad Rizwan Idris, First Officer Faisal Jatoi, flight engineers Muhammad Hamid and Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, and aircraft loader Muhammad Taufiq Khan.
The plane’s crew had reported a navigation system problem shortly before contact was lost, roughly 155 nautical miles west of Karachi. Radar data showed the aircraft rapidly descending before it dropped off radar.
Military and civilian teams using planes and ships are involved in the search operation, with the Pakistan Airports Authority saying that various air and sea-borne assets were employed to locate the wreckage.
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