The flight, K2 Airways Flight 1732, had departed from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates earlier that day.<\/p>\n
DELTA FLIGHT FORCED TO DIVERT AFTER PASSENGER GOES INTO LABOR AND DELIVERS BABY MIDAIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Just minutes before contact was lost, the crew reported a “navigation system problem.” Radar data later showed the aircraft rapidly descending before contact was lost.<\/p>\n Radar and radio contact was lost<\/a> roughly 155 nautical miles west of Karachi, officials said.<\/p>\n Pakistani authorities launched a search after a K2 Airways cargo plane, pictured above, disappeared Tuesday evening over the Arabian Sea. (gordzam \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n According to aviation databases Airfleets.net and Planespotters.net, the aircraft was a roughly 27-year-old Boeing 737-400 freighter, registration AP-BOI. It was K2 Airways’ only aircraft.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, officials announced that some wreckage was recovered 53 miles south of Ormara, but no crew members<\/a> were found, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Speaking to local outlet ARY News, aviation expert Imran Aslam said the flight’s rapid descent was unusual.<\/p>\n He noted that even if an aircraft suffers<\/a> an engine failure, it would typically continue gliding rather than immediately fall from the sky.<\/p>\n “I still cannot understand how the plane went down so abruptly instead of gliding.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “I still cannot understand how the plane went down so abruptly instead of gliding,” he said, per the AP.<\/p>\n Pakistani officials said search-and-rescue operations are underway in the Arabian Sea after military and civilian authorities were activated in response to the disappearance.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The PNS Zulfiqar, a frigate of the Pakistan navy, was quickly diverted to the area of the disappearance, and the Pakistan air force had also deployed aircraft<\/a> to assist the search.<\/p>\n Officials said the Boeing 737 cargo aircraft, seen on a different flight above, vanished while en route to Karachi. (gordzam \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n A Pakistan navy ATR aircraft departed from Turbat, about 270 miles west of Karachi, to assist.<\/p>\n According to K2 Airways’ website, the airline was established in 2018, and its inaugural Boeing 737-400SF aircraft arrived in Karachi on July 1, 2024.<\/p>\n TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The airline’s purpose is to “connect businesses by providing safe, efficient,<\/a> and innovative air cargo,” its website says.<\/p>\n “We aim to expand our fleet and operations, further solidifying our position as a leader in Pakistan\u2019s aviation,” says the site.<\/p>\n The Pakistan navy deployed the frigate PNS Zulfiqar and other military assets to search the Arabian Sea. (iStock)<\/p>\n Fox News Digital reached out to K2 Airways<\/a> and Boeing for comment.<\/p>\n![\"K2](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PAKISTAN_PLANE_MISSING_K2_AIRWAYS_BOEING_737_1.jpg\")
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