“Further updates will be shared as the search and rescue (SAR) operation continues,” the PAA states.
The wreckage of the K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane is being recovered by rescuers. Photo: Online
The Pakistan Aviation Authority (PAA) on Friday said search and rescue operations of the K2 Airways cargo plane were continuing in the high seas.
According to reports on
Update on K2 Airways cargo plane search and rescue operations
Search and rescue (SAR) missions of the Pakistan Navy (PN) and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on the high seas continue.
– Pakistan Airports Authority (@Pk_PAA_Official) July 10, 2026
“The search for crew members continues with all vigor thanks to the coordinated use of air and sea assets,” the PAA said.
It added that “additional parts and debris from the ill-fated aircraft were located and recovered for further analysis by the investigation team.”
The search for crew members continues with full vigor thanks to the coordinated use of air and sea assets.
Additional parts and debris from the ill-fated aircraft were located and recovered for further analysis by the investigation team.
– Pakistan Airports Authority (@Pk_PAA_Official) July 10, 2026
“Further updates will be shared as the search and rescue (SAR) operation continues,” the PAA said.
Late on Tuesday night, a K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo plane with five crew members on board went missing off the coast of Karachi.
Read: Families of crew members aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonizing wait
In a series of messages on
Pakistan Cargo Flight’s K2 Airways B 737 en route from Sharjah to Karachi at 9:18 p.m. PST reported a navigation system problem and was promptly guided by KARACHI ACC.
– Pakistan Airports Authority (@Pk_PAA_Official) July 7, 2026
“However, at 9:21 p.m. PST, the aircraft was observed on radar in a rapid descent and with a rapid course change; subsequently, radar contact and communication was lost approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi,” the PAA said.
However; at time 21:21 PST, an aircraft was observed on RADAR in rapid descent and with rapid course change, subsequently contact and communication with RADAR was lost approximately 155 NM west of Karachi.
– Pakistan Airports Authority (@Pk_PAA_Official) July 7, 2026
After 12 hours of searching, the Pakistan Navy and Maritime Rescue Agency “succeeded in locating and identifying the wreckage of the K2 Airways Cargo B737, which was declared missing,” the PAA said in a statement published on X.
The wreckage was found in the Arabian Sea, off the town of Ormara on Pakistan’s southern coast, the statement said.
