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Pakistan Circulates 36‑Month Plan to Reunify Libya

The proposal would keep Abdulhamid Dbeibah as prime minister and make Saddam Haftar chair of a new presidential council to try to end Libya's split between east and west.

Demonstrators demand the overthrow of the Libya's Government of National Unity headed by Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, Libya. May 16, 2025.  REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili/File Photo
A man holds a picture of commander Khalifa Haftar during Independence Day celebrations in Benghazi, Libya December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Libya's President of the Presidential Council Mohammed al-Menfi addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
The prime minister of Libya's U.N.-recognised Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Dbeibah, reacts on the day he meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Overview

  • Pakistani mediators have quietly circulated a draft 'Libya Reunification Plan' that would create a 36‑month transitional Government of National Consensus and a Presidential Council and the proposal is under negotiation not finalised.
  • Under the draft, Abdulhamid Dbeibah would remain prime minister while Saddam Haftar would serve as chairman of the Presidential Council and Khalifa Haftar’s faction would gain authority over the national budget.
  • Sources say the United States is aware of and involved in Islamabad’s effort, Saudi Arabia has offered support, and Qatar and Türkiye encouraged Pakistan to take a mediating role.
  • High‑level contacts have added momentum to the talks, including a recent meeting between Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir and Saddam Haftar in Rawalpindi followed days later by Haftar’s visit to Washington where he met senior US officials.
  • Analysts warn the plan faces big hurdles—disputes over oil revenues, key posts and election rules, competing foreign patrons, and concerns about Pakistan’s defence ties with the eastern LNA under a UN arms embargo make the deal’s durability uncertain and could entrench existing powerbrokers if not resolved.