An international search is underway after a Boeing 737 cargo plane with five people on board went missing off the coast of Pakistan. Officials in Pakistan are leading the effort to locate the aircraft, which authorities say suddenly lost contact as it approached the region.
According to officials, the aircraft was a Boeing 737 cargo plane that had been flying from the United Arab Emirates to Karachi, Pakistan. It was during that route that the plane suddenly went missing, prompting authorities to launch a search.
Communication with the aircraft was suddenly lost, officials said. The cargo plane was carrying five people on board when it disappeared not far off the coast, and radio and radar contact could not be reestablished.
Radar data shows the plane descending and then making a sharp turn before losing contact, according to officials. That sequence has become a focus for authorities as they work to piece together what happened in the moments before the aircraft vanished.
The search is now centered on the Arabian Sea, where Pakistani officials are looking for the missing plane. The effort has grown into an international search as crews work across the area to find any sign of the aircraft.
As of the latest information, the fate of the five people who were on board remains unknown, and there has been no confirmation about the aircraft or its crew. Authorities are continuing the search as the situation develops.