Lahore, Jul 7 (PTI) A Pakistani cargo aircraft enroute from the UAE to Karachi with five crew members aboard went missing on Tuesday evening, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said.
The PAA said a search and rescue operation at the sea has been launched through various agencies to locate the missing aircraft.
In a post on X, the PAA said that a K2 Airways B737 Pakistan Cargo flight enroute from Sharjah to Karachi reported a navigational system issue at 9.18 pm Tuesday and was promptly guided by Karachi Area Control Centre (ACC).
“However, at 9.22 pm, the aircraft was observed on radar rapidly descending with a rapid heading change. Subsequently, radar contact and communication were lost approximately 155 NM west of Karachi,” it said.
The PAA
further said following the occurrence, the Rescue Coordination Centre was activated and a coordinated search and rescue operation at sea was launched through various agencies to locate the missing aircraft.
“There were five crew members onboard the aircraft,” the PAA said. PTI MZ GSP GSP
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