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Search for crew goes on as plane wreckage found off Pakistan’s coast

Wreckage of a K2 Airways cargo plane that disappeared while approaching Karachi, Pakistan, has been found off the country's coast. The aircraft, which departed from Sharjah, UAE, lost contact with air traffic control late Tuesday after reporting a navigational system problem.

Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-08 · 15:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Search for crew goes on as plane wreckage found off Pakistan’s coast
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Wreckage of a K2 Airways cargo plane that disappeared while approaching Karachi, Pakistan, has been found off the country's coast. The aircraft, which departed from Sharjah, UAE, lost contact with air traffic control late Tuesday after reporting a navigational system problem. Civilian and navy searchers located the debris in the Arabian Sea after approximately 12 hours of searching. A search is ongoing for the five missing crew members.

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The Pakistani navy and civilian teams found the wreckage after about 12 hours of searching.

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The plane reported a navigational system problem before losing contact.

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The aircraft operated by K2 Airways had departed from Sharjah, UAE.

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A search is ongoing for five missing crew members.

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Wreckage of a cargo plane that disappeared off Pakistan's coast has been located and recovered.

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Civilian and navy searchers off Pakistan’s coast on Wednesday located and recovered wreckage of a cargo plane that disappeared while approaching the southern port of Karachi, and a search continues for five missing crew members, officials said.The aircraft operated by the private carrier K2 Airways had departed from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and reported a navigational system problem before losing contact with air traffic control late on Tuesday.The Pakistani navy and civilian teams in planes and ships found the wreckage after about 12 hours of searching in the Arabian Sea, Pakistan’s Airports Authority said in a post on social media.
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