Pakistani rescuers find wreckage of lost cargo plane; search on for missing crew

By Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari

ISLAMABAD, July 8 (Reuters) - Pakistani rescuers found the wreckage of a Boeing cargo plane in a deep sea search operation on Wednesday, 12 hours after it went missing off the coast of Karachi, with efforts underway to find the five crew members who were on board, authorities said.

The wreckage of K2 Airways cargo Boeing 737 was recovered 53 nautical miles (98 km) south of Ormara port, Pakistan Airports Authority said.