Cargo aircraft loses contact over sea near Ormara, search launched
A cargo aircraft travelling from Sharjah to Karachi has gone missing after losing contact near Ormara in Balochistan. Authorities have launched a search operation for the plane.
ISLAMABAD: A cargo aircraft flying from Sharjah to Karachi went missing after contact was lost over the sea near Ormara in Balochistan, aviation and Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) sources said.
The aircraft, operated by a Pakistani cargo company, disappeared about 300 nautical miles from Karachi, aviation sources said on Tuesday. They said communication with the plane was lost at 9:32pm.
PAA sources said the flight had been travelling to Karachi from Sharjah when contact with the aircraft was interrupted. Following the loss of communication, a search operation was launched to trace the missing plane.
No further details about the aircraft, its crew or the circumstances surrounding the loss of contact were immediately available. The story was still developing, with officials expected to provide more information as the search continued.
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