- A K2 Airways cargo plane, a Boeing 737-200, carrying five crew members, went missing off the coast of Karachi, Pakistan, after departing from Sharjah, UAE.
- The aircraft reported a "navigation system issue" at 9:18 PM local time on Tuesday, followed by a sharp heading change, rapid descent, and loss of radar and radio contact three minutes later.
- Tracking service Flightradar24 indicated the plane experienced an extreme loss of altitude, a climb, and then a sudden, dramatic descent, with its last recorded data showing it at 1,100 feet above sea level, descending at 22,400 feet per minute.
- A large-scale search and rescue operation has been launched in the Arabian Sea, involving the Pakistani Navy and Air Force, to locate the missing aircraft and its crew, identified as Captain Rizwan Idrees and First Officer Faisal Jatoi.
- K2 Airways confirmed its full cooperation with Pakistani authorities, while Pakistan International Airlines expressed condolences and offered support for the search efforts.
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Pakistan’s navy and air force search Arabian Sea after cargo plane vanishes off Karachi
