Kathmandu.  A cargo plane of Pakistan K-2 Airways flying from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Karachi in Pakistan has gone out of touch. After losing contact with the aircraft, the Pakistan Navy, Air Force and other relevant agencies have intensified search and rescue operations.

According to BBC Urdu, the Boeing 737 cargo plane had five crew members on board. The Pakistan Airport Authority said that it received information about a problem in the navigation system of the plane on Tuesday night at 9:18 pm according to Pakistan time. As soon as the information was received, the Karachi Area Control Center started guiding the aircraft. But at 9.21 pm, the radar showed that the plane was descending at a fast speed and its direction changed suddenly.