Pakistani cargo plane crashes in Arabian Sea, crew missing

A cargo plane operated by a private Pakistani airline crashed into the Arabian Sea on Tuesday evening, July 7, 2026, after reporting a navigational system issue and losing contact with air traffic controllers. The wreckage of the K2 Airways Boeing 737 was located following a 12-hour search, but the fate of its five crew members remains unknown as rescue efforts continue.

The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Karachi, Pakistan. According to Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority, the pilot reported an issue with the navigation system at 9:18 p.m. local time. Radar data indicated the aircraft rapidly descended and made a sharp change in direction around 9:21 p.m., before both radar and radio contact were lost approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi.

The pilot's final transmission, revealed in the investigation, described the plane as "rolling or floating." Aviation experts interpret these terms as potential indicators of a serious flight control problem. "Rolling" can refer to an uncommanded side-to-side tilt, while "floating" is a term typically associated with landing difficulties. Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 showed the...