Reversal: Families Await News of Missing Crew

July 9: Pakistan’s Navy and civilian authorities continued expanded sea-and-air searches in the Arabian Sea after locating wreckage of a K2 Airways Boeing 737 freighter off Karachi, with all five crew still missing as rough seas hampered operations.

The aircraft had departed Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates with five people aboard and reported a navigational system issue before losing contact with air traffic control over the Arabian Sea.

Relatives of the crew, including the family of co-pilot Faisal Jatoi, waited for updates in distress as recovery teams worked off Pakistan’s coast.

Officials confirmed the wreckage belongs to a 27-year-old Boeing 737 cargo aircraft operated by private carrier K2 Airways; the cause of the crash has not been determined.

Pakistan’s prime minister offered condolences to the families of the missing crew, while authorities focused search efforts in waters near Karachi.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources