Cargo plane with five on board loses contact near Karachi after technical issue

A Pakistan-registered Boeing 737 cargo plane carrying five crew members lost contact with air traffic control on the night of July 7. The aircraft was flying from Sharjah to Karachi when it reported a navigational system problem. Pakistan aviation authorities have launched search and rescue operations.

The 27-year-old aircraft, operated by K2 Airways, communicated its navigational system issue at 9:18 p.m. local time while approaching Karachi. Local air traffic control attempted to guide the plane, but radar systems showed it descending rapidly three minutes later, and communication was lost. At the time, the flight was approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi.

Preliminary data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24 indicates a potential crash in the sea southwest of Karachi. Geo News reported the plane went missing over the Arabian Sea near Ormara in Pakistan's Balochistan province. K2 Airways and Boeing have not yet responded to requests for comment.