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K2 Airways Cargo Flight KTA1732 Missing: What Happened in Final Minutes Before Plane Disappeared off Pakistan Coast?

Latestly.com

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July 8, 2026

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A major search and rescue operation is underway in the Arabian Sea after a K2 Airways cargo flight carrying five crew members vanished from radar on Tuesday night. Flight KTA1732, a Boeing 737-400 freighter en route from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to Karachi, Pakistan, lost contact with air traffic control after reporting a technical malfunction.

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Al-Monitor

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· Jul 9, 2026

Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait

By Ariba ShahidISLAMABAD, July 9 (Reuters) - The family of Faisal Jatoi, the Pakistani co-pilot missing with four others after their cargo plane crashed into the Arabian Sea, faced an agonising wait for news on Thursday, as rescuers continued their search.Jatoi was co-piloting a K2 Airways Boeing 737 freighter from Sharjah in the UAE to Karachi on Tuesday night when it went down off Pakistan's southern coast. Pakistani rescuers found the wreckage in a deep-sea search operation on Wednesday.

DNyuz

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· Jul 8, 2026

A Boeing 737 plane has disappeared off the coast of Pakistan

A cargo plane disappeared off the coast of Pakistan. Screenshot of FlightRadar24/BI A cargo flight from the UAE to Pakistan has gone missing. Flight data shows that the plane rapidly descended before losing contact with air traffic control. The Boeing aircraft was carrying five crew members. A cargo plane traveling from the UAE to Pakistan []

Off The Press

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· Jul 9, 2026

Pakistani rescuers find wreckage of missing cargo plane, search for five crew continues

Pakistani rescuers found the wreckage of a cargo plane in a deep-sea search operation on Wednesday, 12 hours ‌after it went missing off the coast of Karachi, with efforts underway to find the five crew members who were on board, authorities said. The wreckage of the K2 Airways Boeing 737 was recovered 53 nautical miles []...Click to read more

JOE.co.uk

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· Jul 8, 2026

Search underway for 737 plane missing in the Indian Ocean

The plane disappeared from radar. A search is underway for a 737 plane which appears to have gone missing in the Indian Ocean. The alert was raised yesterday evening (7 July) as Flightradar24 put out a post saying that the aircraft had been reported missing with data suggesting a possible crash. Not long after, it []

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 8, 2026

Authorities searching for K2 cargo plane crew that disappeared near Pakistan

A search is underway for five Pakistani nationals who went missing after the cargo plane they were on disappeared over the Arabian Sea. The Boeing 737 aircraft was operated by K2 Airways, a Pakistani airline named for Earth’s second-highest peak. The plane was scheduled to fly between Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and Karachi, Pakistan, before []

NaturalNews.com

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· Jul 8, 2026

Cargo Plane Missing Off Pakistan Coast After Rapid Descent, Search Underway

(NaturalNews) A cargo plane operated by K2 Airways disappeared near Karachi late Tuesday, according to flight tracking data. The Boeing 737-400 was carrying five cr...

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Related coverage for "K2 Airways Cargo Flight KTA1732 Missing: What Happened in Final Minutes Before Plane Disappeared off Pakistan Coast?": Al-Monitor — Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait. DNyuz — A Boeing 737 plane has disappeared off the coast of Pakistan. Off The Press — Pakistani rescuers find wreckage of missing cargo plane, search for five crew continues. JOE.co.uk — Search underway for 737 plane missing in the Indian Ocean. Washington Examiner — Authorities searching for K2 cargo plane crew that disappeared near Pakistan. NaturalNews.com — Cargo Plane Missing Off Pakistan Coast After Rapid Descent, Search Underway