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Pakistan Leads Libya Unity Talks, Names Dbeibah, Haftar Leaders

7/7/2026

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Pakistan has quietly begun mediating between Libya’s rival eastern and western power centres.
The plan names Abdulhamid Dbeibah as prime minister and Saddam Haftar as presidential council chair.
The United States is aware of and involved in mediation, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey encouraging it.
Army chief Asim Munir met Saddam Haftar in Rawalpindi as talks consider JF-17 fighter jet and Super Mushshak sales despite a UN arms embargo.

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Story summary

Pakistan has quietly begun mediating between Libya’s rival eastern and western power centres.
The plan names Abdulhamid Dbeibah as prime minister and Saddam Haftar as presidential council chair.
The United States is aware of and involved in mediation, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey encouraging it.
Army chief Asim Munir met Saddam Haftar in Rawalpindi as talks consider JF-17 fighter jet and Super Mushshak sales despite a UN arms embargo.