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Jul 8, 2026

Wreckage of K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane found in Arabian Sea, five crew members still missing

Pakistani authorities located the wreckage of K2 Airways Flight 1732, a Boeing 737 freighter that disappeared over the Arabian Sea after reporting navigation system problems. All five crew members aboard the aircraft, which was traveling from Sharjah, UAE to Karachi, remain missing as rescue operations continue.

Jul 8, 2026·6 sources

Jun 27, 2026

Militant attack on Karachi rangers facility kills three soldiers, Pakistan vows retaliation

Three paramilitary soldiers were killed and four wounded in an overnight militant attack on a Rangers regional headquarters in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital. Four attackers were also killed in the fighting, and Pakistan's military has vowed to carry out retribution operations.

Jun 27, 2026·3 sources

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▪The five missing crew members are Captain Muhammad Rizwan Idris, First Officer Faisal Jatoi, Flight Engineers Muhammad Hamid and Muhammad Arif Siddiqui, and Aircraft Loader Muhammad Taufiq Khan.
▪The crew of Flight KTA1732 reported a navigation system issue at 9:18 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time, three minutes before radar contact was lost.
▪Flightradar24 tracking data showed the plane plunging 5,000 feet in under a minute, climbing 6,000 feet in 30 seconds, and then entering a final dive from 36,550 feet.

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