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Pakistan cargo plane with five crew onboard goes missing over Arabian Sea after mid-air emergency

India TV News

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July 8, 2026

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Pakistan cargo plane with five crew onboard goes missing over Arabian Sea after mid-air emergency

A Pakistani cargo aircraft carrying five crew members disappeared from radar while flying from the United Arab Emirates to Karachi on Tuesday night which prompted an extensive search and rescue operation in the Arabian Sea. According to the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA), the aircraft, operated by K2 Airways, was on a scheduled cargo flight from Sharjah to Karachi when it reported a technical issue related to its navigation system.

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South China Morning Post

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· Jul 8, 2026

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

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...

ABC7 New York

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· Jul 8, 2026

Cargo plane with 5 aboard goes missing off Pakistan's coast; rough seas hamper rescue efforts

Cargo plane with 5 aboard goes missing off Pakistan's coast; rough seas hamper rescue efforts

UPI

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· Jul 2, 2026

Search underway for missing Navy aircrewman in Arabian Sea

Search underway for missing Navy aircrewman in Arabian Sea

Metro

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· Jul 1, 2026

Crew member missing after US Navy helicopter crashes into Arabian Sea

Crew member missing after US Navy helicopter crashes into Arabian Sea

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.

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 []

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Related coverage for "Pakistan cargo plane with five crew onboard goes missing over Arabian Sea after mid-air emergency": South China Morning Post — Search for crew goes on as plane wreckage found off Pakistan’s coast. ABC7 New York — Cargo plane with 5 aboard goes missing off Pakistan's coast; rough seas hamper rescue efforts . UPI — Search underway for missing Navy aircrewman in Arabian Sea. Metro — Crew member missing after US Navy helicopter crashes into Arabian Sea. Al-Monitor — Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait. Washington Examiner — Authorities searching for K2 cargo plane crew that disappeared near Pakistan