Families demand urgent search for cargo plane wreckage

Families of crew members killed in a cargo aircraft crash in the Arabian Sea have called for an immediate search

Families of crew members killed in a cargo aircraft crash in the Arabian Sea have called for an immediate search for the aircraft’s wreckage and black box in the deep sea.

The families also complained that authorities and the company involved have not provided adequate assistance in obtaining death certificates and completing other legal formalities for their deceased relatives. They urged the government to intervene and help resolve these issues.

Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, the victims’ families said more than 40 days had passed since the crash, but they had seen little progress in efforts to locate the missing parts of the aircraft.

They said the prolonged lack of information had increased their distress and created the impression that the victims had been forgotten.

The families called for the search operation to be resumed as soon as possible, particularly for the aircraft’s black box, cockpit and other major wreckage believed to be lying on the seabed.

The aircraft, a Boeing 737 operated by private cargo company K2 Airways, crashed into deep waters off the Balochistan coast on July 7 while travelling from Sharjah to Karachi.

Some wreckage was recovered from the crash area, but the aircraft’s black box, cockpit and the remains of the crew members have not yet been located.

The families demanded that the authorities seek assistance from international companies and foreign experts specialising in deep-sea recovery operations.

They also called for greater cooperation from the company’s owners and relevant government institutions, saying families should not be left to deal with legal and administrative difficulties on their own.

The victims’ relatives said they wanted a transparent investigation into the crash and a serious effort to recover the remaining wreckage and flight data recorder.