Pakistan: Plane with 5 onboard loses contact off Karachi

Pakistan: Plane with 5 onboard loses contact off Karachi

Pakistani officials said radar systems showed the aircraft descending rapidly and communication with the crew was lost.

A Boeing 737 cargo plane with five crew members on board lost contact with air traffic control on Tuesday night, Pakistani aviation authorities said.

The aircraft had reported a technical problem while on its way from Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Karachi. The incident has triggered search and rescue operations.

Radar systems showed the aircraft descending rapidly and communication was lost, officials said .

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Edited by: Wesley Dockery

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