Overview
- Pakistan has quietly opened mediation between Libya's rival eastern and western authorities after being asked by both sides and beginning efforts in late 2025.
- A circulated 'Libya Reunification Plan' proposes a 36-month transition with Abdulhamid Dbeibah as prime minister and Saddam Haftar as chair of a Presidential Council and would give eastern forces authority over the budget.
- Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, met Saddam Haftar in Rawalpindi and Haftar then visited Washington to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio, actions that Reuters and other outlets reported as part of recent shuttle diplomacy.
- Pakistani sources say the United States is aware and involved in Islamabad's effort and that Saudi Arabia is backing the initiative, while Qatar and Turkey encouraged Pakistan's role.
- Analysts warn the plan faces steep hurdles because rival foreign backers, disputed election rules, control of oil revenues and questions over defence ties and the U.N. arms embargo could quickly unravel any agreement.