{"id":2626681,"date":"2026-07-08T13:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-searching-for-plane-that-disappeared-near-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T17:11:17","slug":"authorities-searching-for-plane-that-disappeared-near-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-searching-for-plane-that-disappeared-near-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities searching for plane that disappeared near Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fauthorities-searching-for-plane-that-disappeared-near-pakistan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626681&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A search is ongoing for five Pakistani nationals believed to be missing after their cargo plane, operated by K2 Airways, disappeared over the Arabian Sea. The Boeing 737 was en route from Sharjah to Karachi when it lost contact with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >air traffic controllers south<\/a> of Pakistan. Tracking systems indicated the aircraft was descending rapidly and heading toward the sea at a high rate of speed before last pinging ground stations. Pakistan&#8217;s authorities have launched search and rescue efforts, including deploying aircraft and the navy vessel PNS Zulfiqar, which later recovered wreckage near Ormara. The crew comprised one pilot,one first officer,a load master,and two engineers,all unaccounted for. K2 airways is cooperating with authorities and praying for their safety. The airline began operations in 2018, and the aircraft had been in service as 2024, previously serving with Aeroflot.Pakistan had previously banned its airlines from U.S. flights but lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani carriers in 2025 following a crash in Karachi.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A search is underway for five <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pakistan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1533\">Pakistani<\/a> nationals who went missing after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aviation\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2617\">cargo plane<\/a> they were on disappeared over the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Boeing 737 aircraft was operated by K2 Airways, a Pakistani airline named for Earth\u2019s second-highest peak. The plane was scheduled to fly between Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and Karachi, Pakistan, before it lost contact with air traffic controllers south of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4640385\/iran-state-media-burn-ceasefire-agreement-trump-comments\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran state media says country should start \u2018burning\u2019 US ceasefire agreement after Trump comments<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4640168\/shipping-through-strait-of-hormuz-dangerous-iran-ceasefire-jeopardy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Shipping through Strait of Hormuz declared dangerous with Iran ceasefire in jeopardy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4640075\/oil-prices-spike-trump-declared-ceasefire-iran-over\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Oil prices spike after Trump declared ceasefire with Iran \u2018over\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public aircraft <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flightradar24.com\/blog\/flight-tracking-news\/major-incident\/k2-airways-cargo-737-accident\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-claims-black-box-found-but-asks-public-to-wait-years-for-plane-crash-explanation\/\" title=\"China Claims Black Box Found, But Asks Public to Wait Years for Plane Crash Explanation\">tracking systems<\/a><\/a> show the plane descending rapidly when it last pinged ground stations at 9:21 p.m. local time on Tuesday. The aircraft was headed toward the sea at the time at a rate of 22,400 feet per minute.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pakistan Airports Authority said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pk_PAA_Official\/status\/2074567649049329898\">statement<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> that it had launched search and rescue aircraft to locate the missing plane. Government officials also said the Pakistan Navy frigate <em>PNS Zulfiqar<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/International\/wireStory\/pakistan-expands-search-missing-cargo-plane-rough-seas-134574540\">was en route<\/a> to the possible crash zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pakistan Navy released photos on Wednesday of wreckage belonging to the aircraft, which it discovered in the deep sea near the town of Ormara.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">In this photo released by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Navy personnel shift the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways into a naval ship after recovering them from deep sea near Omara, a town some 360 kms. (220 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Pakistan Navy via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26189522156380.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Navy personnel shift the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways into a naval ship after recovering it from the deep sea on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, near Omara, a town some 220 miles west of Karachi, Pakistan. (Pakistan Navy via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K2 Airways said in a statement that the crew included one pilot, one first officer, one load master, and two engineers. None are accounted for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cK2 Airways is fully cooperating with the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and other government agencies,\u201d the airline said. \u201cWe continue to pray, earnestly, for the safety of our colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4572682\/pakistan-deployed-fighter-squadron-8000-soldiers-saudi-arabia-iran-war\/\"><strong>PAKISTAN DEPLOYED FIGHTER SQUADRON AND 8,000 SOLDIERS TO SAUDI ARABIA DURING IRAN WAR: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">K2 Airlines began operations in 2018, according to its website. The Boeing 737 in question went into service in 2024. It previously served as a passenger aircraft, first with the Russian airline Aeroflot in 1999.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United Kingdom <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/uk-caa-pia-lift-ban\">lifted<\/a> a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines in 2025. Regulators imposed that ban after the Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 crashed in Karachi in 2020, leaving 97 dead. Pakistani airlines are still barred from the United States, per <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/newsroom\/faa-revises-international-safety-rating-pakistan\">Federal Aviation Administration rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search for 5 Pakistanis after cargo plane vanishes over Arabian Sea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4301,"featured_media":2626682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26189522280121.jpg?w=683","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[82414,14743,68144,16182],"class_list":["post-2626681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aircraft-search","tag-aviation","tag-missing-plane","tag-pakistan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26189522280121.jpg?w=683","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626681"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626681\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626685,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626681\/revisions\/2626685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}