Tripoli and Islamabad have expressed their eagerness to deepen their bilateral ties. Trade between Libya and Pakistan amounts nearly US$6m per year, and 10.000 workers originating from Pakistan are currently present in the Jamahariya.

According to Agence France Presse (AFP), 'Pakistan has signed a string of agreements with oil-rich Libya to bolster economic ties on the sidelines of a visit by President Asif Ali Zardari, the official JANA news agency reported on Saturday.

The two countries signed an oil and gas cooperation agreement as well as accords to develop trade and investments, it said. Libya and Pakistan also decided to bolster ties in the fields of banking, health, education, public works and construction, JANA said.[...]'