A search and rescue operation is underway as a Boeing 737 cargo plane carrying five people disappeared from radar around Pakistan
A search and rescue operation is underway as a Boeing 737 cargo plane carrying five people disappeared from radar around Pakistan.
The plane disappeared on Tuesday afternoon west of Karachi, the capital city of the province of Sindh.
The K2 Airways aircraft was heading to Sharjah from Karachi on Tuesday when it disappeared when it reported a navigational system issue and was prompted to head to the Karachi Area Control Center, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) revealed.
In a series of post, the PAA revealed further details about the incident, noting that the aircraft was caught on radar "rapidly descending."
"K2 Airways B 737 of Pakistan Cargo Flight enroute from Sharjah to Karachi at time 2118PST reported Navigational system issue and was promptly guided by KARACHI ACC," the airport authority posted.
"However, at time 2121 PST, aircraft was observed on radar rapidly descending and with rapid heading change, subsequently radar contact and communication was lost approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi," it added.