Officials say a Pakistan-registered cargo aircraft carrying five crew members goes missing over the Arabian Sea near Karachi. Multiple outlets report the plane loses contact with air traffic controllers after a rapid descent. The incident occurs off Pakistan’s southern coast, and the aircraft later fails to respond, prompting an immediate search.
Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority is cited as confirming the loss of contact and the aircraft’s disappearance. NBC News, ABC News, NDTV and other outlets describe the same sequence: the cargo plane descends quickly, contacts are lost, and the flight’s status becomes unknown.
Search and rescue operations begin after the disappearance is reported. The Express Tribune says aircraft including PAF (Pakistan Air Force) and a PN ATR are involved in the search, while details of other assets are not specified in all reports. The crew members’ identities and information about the cargo are not provided in the cited summaries. Authorities continue searching for the plane and investigating the circumstances that led to the loss of communications.
