Pakistani media organisations reported a meeting between Pakistani Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and his Libyan counterpart, Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, in the Libyan capital on Friday (December 19). But what drives the relationship between the countries, which do not seem to have obvious shared interests at first glance? Bilateral ties between Pakistan and Libya were established in 1951, the year Libya gained independence from Italy. Story continues below this adThe Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. (Wikimedia Commons) The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Source: Libya Today December 21, 2025 12:05 UTC