Gene Johnson

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In this photo released by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Navy personnel shift the wreckage of a cargo plane of the private carrier K2 Airways into a naval ship after recovering them from deep sea near Omara, a town some 360 kms. (220 miles) west of Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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