The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Wednesday said the Pakistan Navy (PN) and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA), after 12 hours of search and rescue operations in the deep sea, had successfully located and identified the wreckage of K2 Airways’ cargo Boeing 737 aircraft, which was reported missing last night.

The wreckage was recovered from 53 nautical miles south of Ormara, the PAA said.

The authority added that various air and sea-borne assets were used by the navy and the maritime agency to locate the wreckage of the ill-fated cargo plane.

The bodies of the crew members have not been found yet, and “efforts are underway”.

The PAA also said that further details will be released as the search operation continues.