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Aviation officials in Pakistan say a search operation is ongoing after a cargo plane carrying five crew members went missing off the coast of Karachi, a city at the country’s southern tip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Boeing 737 rapidly descended and lost contact with air traffic controllers on Tuesday at 21:21 local time (16:21 GMT), Pakistan’s airport authority said. The plane had been en route to Karachi from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It had reported a navigation system problem minutes before its descent, the airport authority said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plane was operated by K2 Airways, a private cargo airline based in Karachi. The company was founded in 2018, according to its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement on Wednesday, K2 Airways identified the five crew members on board the aircraft, and said it was “fully cooperating with the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and other government agencies”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We continue to pray, earnestly, for the safety of our colleagues,” the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to preliminary data from Flightradar24, a flight-tracking platform, the plane recorded a sharp fluctuation in altitude before a steep descent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Various agencies, including the navy and air force, have been deployed to look for the missing plane, the airport authority said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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