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- Published: Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:37 AM
Sharjah-Karachi cargo plane wreckage found in Arabian sea, 5 crew members still missing
By:Yasmin HusseinBahni Bandyopadhyay- Share:
Key Events
6:04 PM,Jul 8, 2026
Wreckage of missing cargo plane located
2:48 PM,Jul 8, 2026
Alleged last radio transmission from plane
2:04 PM,Jul 8, 2026
Intensified search efforts ongoing
12:32 PM,Jul 8, 2026
Five crew members identified
12:03 PM,Jul 8, 2026
Last observation of missing plane on radar
11:55 AM,Jul 8, 2026
Cargo plane from Sharjah crashes near Pakistan, Sharif confirms
Summary
- A Pakistan-registered Boeing cargo plane with five crew members on board lost contact with air traffic control on July 7
- The plane was travelling from Sharjah to Karachi
- A statement from Pakistan PM said the plane crashed into the Arabian Sea, extending heartfelt sympathies to the families
- The five crew members who were on board the plane were identified
- Pakistan located wreckage of missing plane after 12 hours of search and rescue operations
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The last radio transmission of the K2 Cargo plane that crashed in the sea west of Karachiâ¦.as an aviator it is absolutely heart breakingâ¦. pic.twitter.com/4rUZNU1TnX
— Fakhr-e-Alam S.I & S.E (@falamb3) July 8, 20262:29 PM, Jul 08, 2026 Latest fatal air crash in Pakistan
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K2 Airways #KTA1732 is reportedly missing. Preliminary ADS-B data indicate a possible crash in the sea southwest of Karachi. https://t.co/IIMDHaGTAy pic.twitter.com/KbyI5kKmh1
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) July 7, 20261:31 PM, Jul 08, 2026 Plane's flight path
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