ISLAMABAD : 02 Feb 2026 – Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the East South Libyan Arab Armed Forces, called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, NI (M), HJ, Chief of the Air Staff, at Air Headquarters, Islamabad.
The meeting focused on matters of mutual interest, the regional security environment, and avenues for strengthening bilateral military cooperation. The Air Chief highlighted the strong religious and historical ties between Pakistan and Libya, Pakistan Air Force’s operational readiness, modernization, multi-domain capability development, and emphasis on indigenization, innovation, and human resource development. He reaffirmed PAF’s commitment to further enhance professional cooperation with the Libyan Air Force.
The delegation was briefed on PAF’s indigenization initiatives under the National Aerospace Science & Technology Park. Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar highly appreciated PAF’s professionalism and expressed keen interest in expanding cooperation through joint training, exercises, and professional exchanges.
The visit underscores a renewed momentum in defence collaboration between the two brotherly nations.
This side of Libya signed MoU with Pakistan for buying JF-17 Thunder jets of worth $4.6 in last Dec when Field Marshal COAS General Asim Munir visited Benghazi and had meetings with General Haftar and Saddam Haftar there.
