“More updates will be shared as the search and rescue (SAR) operation continues,” PAA says
Rescue teams are recovering the wreckage of the K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane. Photo: Online
The Pakistan Aviation Authority (PAA) said on Friday that search and rescue operations for the K2 Airways cargo plane are continuing in the deep sea.
According to posts on
Update on K2 Airways Cargo Aircraft Search and Rescue Operations
The search and rescue (SAR) missions of the Pakistan Navy (PN) and the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) in the deep sea are still underway.
– Pakistan Airports Authority (@Pk_PAA_Official) July 10, 2026
“The search for the crew members continues in full force through the coordinated use of air and maritime means,” the PAA said.
He added that “other pieces and remains of the ill-fated plane have been located and recovered for further analysis by the investigation team.”
The search for the crew members continues in full force through the coordinated use of air and maritime means.
Additional pieces and debris from the ill-fated aircraft have been 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 was reported missing off the coast of Karachi.
Read: Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonizing wait
In a series of posts on
Pakistan Cargo Flight K2 Airways B 737 en route Sharjah to Karachi at 21:18 PST reported a problem in the navigation system and was immediately guided by KARACHI ACC.
– Pakistan Airports Authority (@Pk_PAA_Official) July 7, 2026
“However, at 2121 PST, the aircraft was observed on radar descending rapidly and with a rapid course change; radar contact and communication was subsequently lost approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi,” the PAA said.
However; At 2121 PST, it was observed on the RADAR that the aircraft was descending rapidly and with a rapid change in course. RADAR contact and communication were subsequently lost approximately 155 NM west of Karachi.
– Pakistan Airports Authority (@Pk_PAA_Official) July 7, 2026
After searching for 12 hours, Pakistan’s navy and maritime rescue agency “successfully located and identified the wreckage of the K2 Airways Cargo B737, which was declared missing,” the PAA said in a statement published on X.
The remains were found in the Arabian Sea, off the town of Ormara on Pakistan’s southern coast, he said.
