Summary A Pakistan cargo Boeing 737 from Sharjah to Karachi went missing near Karachi coast, prompting a major air and sea search operation.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 aircraft of a Pakistan Cargo flight coming from Sharjah to Karachi has gone missing in the sea near Karachi, Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) confirmed here on Tuesday.
According to sources, a search and rescue operation has been launched for the missing aircraft in sea. In the ongoing search and rescue operation, the Pakistan Navy warship PNS Zulfiqar has reached the area. A Pakistan Air Force SAAB aircraft is participating in the search operation.
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K2 Airways is a Karachi-based private airline that was established in May 2018 after receiving an airline charter licence from the government.
According to the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA), the Boeing 737 cargo aircraft, operating a K2 Airways Pakistan Cargo flight from Sharjah to Karachi, was carrying five crew members.
The aircraft reported a navigational system malfunction at 9:18pm, after which the Karachi Area Control Centre (ACC) immediately provided navigational assistance.
The Pakistan Navy's ATR aircraft has also taken off from Turbat and joined the search operation. The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation's commercial ship Lahore has also been deployed for search and rescue operations.
The Pakistan Airports Authority has confirmed the missing of a private company plane. According to a PAA spokesperson, contact was lost with a private cargo plane coming from Sharjah to Karachi during the flight.
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The PAA spokesperson said that the cargo plane reported a malfunction in the navigation system during the flight.
Karachi ACC provided immediate guidance to the plane. The plane suddenly descended rapidly and also changed direction.
The plane disappeared from radar approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi. Radar and communication links with the plane were simultaneously lost.
After the incident, the Rescue Coordination Center was immediately activated, and a search and rescue operation was launched at sea to search for the missing cargo plane.
According to a PAA spokesperson, various agencies are participating in the search and rescue operation. There are five crew members on board the private cargo plane.
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, 2026
The cargo company said in a statement that the aircraft was en route from Sharjah to Karachi when communication with air traffic control was lost at 9:21pm on Wednesday.
The company identified the five crew members as Captain Muhammad Rizwan Idris, First Officer Faisal Mehmood, Loadmaster Muhammad Taufiq, Engineer Arif Siddiqui, and Muhammad Hamid.
Meanwhile, sources said the cargo company's office at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport had been sealed by authorities to preserve records as part of the investigation.
Flight tracking data showed that Flight TA1732 was cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet and a speed of 790 km/h before it suddenly made a U-turn and entered a steep descent. Within five minutes, the aircraft lost nearly 34,000 feet, dropping to 1,100 feet while slowing to 211 km/h, before disappearing from radar, according to FlightRadar data.
According to the reports, an air traffic controller said that the pilot did not issue a Mayday distress call before contact was lost, suggesting the emergency unfolded so rapidly that the crew may not have had enough time to send one.
