Jul 09, 2026 13:14 pm IST

Opinion | After US-Iran, Why Is Pakistan Suddenly 'Brokering' Peace In Libya Now? Hint: $4 Billion

According to reports, Pakistan became one of the interlocutors alongside the US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey.

Aishwaria Sonavane Aishwaria Sonavane Columnist

Aishwaria Sonavane Columnist

To further its freshly minted international reputation of interlocuting between Iran and the US, Pakistan seems to be rolling the dice on another conflict. This time, thousands of kilometres away from its borders, in a region with limited historical stake: Libya. Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on June 24 received the deputy commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Saddam Haftar, at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, under a guard of honour. The latest engagement in Rawalpindi followed Saddam's previous meetings with the Turkish intelligence chief and the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. 

Libya's civil conflict involves two rival administrations - the UN-recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli and the eastern Government of National Stability (GNS) in Benghazi, militarily led by Khalifa Haftar's LNA. The first faction is backed by Turkey and Qatar, and the latter by Egypt, Russia, and the UAE. In April 2026, both sides agreed on a unified national budget, a first since 2013, but the stalemate........

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