Pakistani authorities have found the wreckage of a K2 Airways Boeing 737-400F freighter that disappeared over the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, during a flight from Sharjah to Karachi.

The aircraft, registered AP-BOI, was operating cargo flight KTA1732 from the United Arab Emirates to Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. Five crew members were on board.

According to Gulf News, Pakistan’s navy and maritime rescue agency located and identified the wreckage on Wednesday after around 12 hours of search operations. The remains of the aircraft were found in the waters off Ormara, west of Karachi. The same source, citing the Pakistan Airport Authority, reported that the search for the five crew members was continuing.

The aircraft was approaching Karachi when the crew reported a navigation system issue at around 21:18 local time. According to Pakistan’s aviation authorities, radar showed the aircraft entering a rapid descent and making a sharp change in heading a few minutes later, at around 21:21. Radar and radio contact with the aircraft were then lost approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi.

Preliminary flight-tracking data published by Flightradar24 pointed to a highly unusual sequence of events. The aircraft first lost altitude, then briefly began climbing again, before entering a second, very steep descent. The final ADS-B signal was recorded at 16:21 UTC, when the aircraft was at approximately 1,100 feet above mean sea level and showing a reported descent rate of around 22,400 feet per minute.

Flightradar24 also said the aircraft and other traffic in the area experienced GNSS interference after departure from Sharjah, which affected data quality during that part of the flight. ADS-B reception was restored after the aircraft left the interference area.

Gulf News reported that the Pakistan Airport Authority released a video showing the Flightradar24 playback of the aircraft’s final flight path. According to the same source, one of the crew’s last transmissions to Karachi Area Control Center included the words “rolling or floating, 1732,” which is believed to have been among the final radio communications before the aircraft disappeared over the Arabian Sea.

The search operation involved the Pakistan Navy, the Pakistan Air Force, civilian services and vessels in the area. Gulf News, citing an AP report, said the Pakistan Navy diverted the frigate PNS Zulfiqar to the search area, while Pakistan Air Force and Navy aircraft supported the operation from the air. A merchant vessel operated by the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation was also involved.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the crash and offered condolences to the families of the crew members. He also instructed civil aviation authorities, the navy and the air force to intensify the search and use all available resources.

The aircraft was a Boeing 737-4M0(BDSF), serial number 29210, originally delivered as a passenger aircraft to Aeroflot in 1999. It later flew with Garuda Indonesia and was converted into a freighter in 2012.

K2 Airways is a privately owned Pakistani carrier based in Karachi. The company began operations relatively recently, and AP-BOI was listed as its sole aircraft.

The cause of the crash is not yet known. Although the crew reported a navigation system issue, the available information is not sufficient to determine what led to the sudden loss of altitude. The investigation is likely to focus on the aircraft’s technical condition, communications with air traffic control, weather conditions, possible navigation interference and the final flight profile.

According to Gulf News, aviation experts have warned that it is too early to draw conclusions.

At the time of the latest published information, the aircraft wreckage had been found, but the search for the five crew members was still ongoing.