More debris found of Pakistan's missing plane
The Pakistan
Airports Authority (PAA) on Friday announced that additional wreckage and
debris from the crashed K2 Airways cargo aircraft have been located and
recovered for further examination by the official investigation team.
In a statement, the PAA confirmed
that search and rescue (SAR) operations, led by the Pakistan Navy (PN) and the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA),
remain underway in the Arabian Sea.
"The search for the crew
members is continuing with full vigour through the coordinated employment of
aerial and sea-borne assets," the authority said.
The Pakistan-registered Boeing 737
cargo aircraft, operated by K2 Airways, disappeared from radar on Tuesday night
while en route from Sharjah to Karachi with five crew members on board.
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According to the PAA, the
27-year-old aircraft reported a navigational system malfunction at 9:18 p.m.
Pakistan Standard Time (1618 GMT) before losing contact with air traffic
control. The aircraft subsequently went missing over the Arabian Sea near
Ormara, Balochistan.
On Wednesday, aviation authorities
confirmed that the first pieces of wreckage had been recovered approximately 53
nautical miles south of Ormara, prompting an expanded search operation.
Recovery efforts and the
investigation into the cause of the accident remain ongoing as authorities
continue their search for the missing crew.
Source:
Business Recorder