RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the government not only violated the constitution and law in 15 months but also deprived the poor of their livelihood. “How the people, who are drawing salary of Rs35,000-50,000, will pay the electricity bill of Rs15,000-20,000?” he said. The AML head said now electricity, gas, flour and sugar were out of the people’s reach. The incumbent government, instead of giving them relief, had done everything in 15 months which had inflicted sufferings on the people. Sanctity of human rights was violated, children and women were taken away from their homes and innocent people were put behind bars.

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh told the leaders of Europe and Southern Mediterranean in Rome today that his government rejects any proposal to settle migrants in Libya. The Libyan premier was speaking during the International Conference on Development and Migration, which was hosted by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with the aim of “launching a multi-year road map, with concrete and verifiable commitments by the participating States on development and migration,” according to a statement by the Italian government. In his speech, Dbeibeh called for establishing “a balanced partnership with the European Union Commission” to address the migration crisis.

The Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), a subsidiary of Libya’s National Oil Corporation, has stopped two leaks in the flow line linking the block station and the main pumping station in the Al-Bayda oil field, and another leak in the main line linking the Masala-Al-Sarir fields. It stated that the leaks were caused by corrosion, and affirmed that all its fields are operating normally without interruption.

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office announced that Pakistan’s mission was actively engaged in providing support to Pakistani-origin detainees in Libya. The mission has been in contact with the detainees and is collaborating with the United Nations to ensure their well-being, said spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch. During the visit, he met with detainees of Pakistani origin and provided them with essential items, including food and basic necessities. Furthermore, the mission has established communication with the United Nations medical team to arrange routine medical check-ups for the detainees and ensure the provision of necessary medicines. Additionally, they are in contact with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to facilitate the detainees’ early repatriation to Pakistan.

Pakistan is in contact with Pakistani-origin detainees in Libya and was interacting with the United Nations for their medical check-ups and provision of medicines, the country’s Foreign Office spokeswoman told reporters on Saturday. In response to the media queries regarding Pakistani nationals detained in Benghazi, Libya, spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: “On the instructions of the foreign minister, our Charge d’affaires in Tripoli, Ashiq Ali, visited the detention centre in Benghazi and met with the detainees of Pakistani origin. Food and basic necessities have been provided to them.”She said, “Our mission is in contact with the United Nations medical team for routine check-ups and provision of medicines to the detainees. The mission also remains in contact with the IOM for their early repatriation.”A month ago, over two thousand Pakistanis who were attempting to move to Italy illegally have been detained in Libyan jails

It will mark the first concrete step in an operation years in the making aimed at preventing a massive oil spill in the Red Sea. “We have reached a critical stage in this salvage operation,” Steiner told The Associated Press hours after the salvage team on Saturday managed to moor the replacement vessel alongside the Safer tanker in the Red Sea. The UN has for years campaigned to raise funds for the salvage operation which cost $143 million, including purchasing a new storage vessel to replace the rusting tanker, Steiner of the UNDP said. “Many thought it would never happen,” the UNDP administrator told the AP from New York, adding the salvage team has up to five weeks to complete the whole operation. After transferring the oil, the replacement vessel would be connected to an under-sea pipeline that brings oil from the fields, he said.

Mediterranean and Middle East countries will meet in Rome on Sunday to boost efforts to stem illegal migration flows, with Italy saying the aim is to help countries in Africa in order to reduce the impetus for migrants to reach Europe. The meeting will focus on building partnership for projects in sectors including agriculture, infrastructure and health, an Italian government statement said on Friday. “The conference aims to govern the migration phenomenon, combat human trafficking and promote economic development according to a new model of cooperation between states,” the statement said. “This is a foreign policy initiative where Italy will exercise its key role in the wider Mediterranean, with the aim of launching a multi-year road map, with concrete and verifiable commitments by the participating States on development and migration,” adds the statement. Planned participants include Tunisia, Turkey, Libya, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates, along with the European Union and the IMF, Italian officials told Reuters.

Taliban denies Iran’s claim about relocating Daesh leaders to AfghanistanAfghanistan stressed that it does not share a border with any of the mentioned Arab nations. By ANI Published Date - 08:50 AM, Sun - 23 July 23Kabul: Taliban rejected Iran’s claim that Daesh leaders have moved to Afghanistan from Iraq, Syria and Libya, Khaama Press reported. “We reject the claim made by Iran’s foreign minister that ISIS commanders had relocated from Iraq, Syria, and Libya to Afghanistan,” a statement released by the Taliban-led Foreign minister of Afghanistan on Friday. It further stated that he hoped to receive more information on Daesh if Iran has information about the movement of Daesh to Afghanistan, according to Khaama Press. “The US claims that they eliminated Daesh in Afghanistan.

The Media Spokesperson for the state General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), Weam Al-Tayeb, told Libya Herald, in an exclusive interview, that the first unit of the Zueitina gas-powered station has been restarted after the completion of the maintenance works supervised by Algec Company. Algec for Energy company was established in the 2004 as a joint venture company between GECOL and Alstom (then General Electric). The company provides gas and steam turbines maintenance services. Algec-GECOL service agreementThe Zueitina power station has a capacity of 50 megawatts. This included the new Tobruk gas powered station, the modernization and development work of the Benghazi North station, the Sirte Gulf steam station, the new West Tripoli gas station, the periodic maintenance of the South Tripoli station, and the continuation of work on the project to connect the Ubari gas station in the far south of Libya to the public network.

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday said that Pakistan’s mission was in contact with Pakistani-origin detainees in Libya and was interacting with the United Nations for their medical checkups and provision of medicines. “Food and basic necessities have been provided to them,” Mumtaz Zahra Baloch added. She noted that the country’s mission was in contact with the United Nations medical team for routine medical check-ups and provision of medicines to the detainees. “The mission also remains in contact with IOM for their early repatriation,” the FO spokeswoman added. Earlier, it was reported that more than 15,000 Pakistanis – who were trying to enter Europe – are detained in Libya’s jails for seven months and were waiting for the government’s help.

The Foreign Office Spokesperson said on Saturday that Pakistan's mission was in contact with Pakistani origin detainees in Libya and was interacting with the United Nations for their medical check ups and provision of medicinesISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jul, 2023 ) :The Foreign Office Spokesperson said on Saturday that Pakistan's mission was in contact with Pakistani origin detainees in Libya and was interacting with the United Nations for their medical check ups and provision of medicines. In response to media queries regarding Pakistani nationals detained in Benghazi, Libya, the Spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said, "At the instructions of the Foreign Minister, our Charge d'affaires in Tripoli, Mr. Ashiq Ali, visited the detention center in Benghazi and met with detainees of Pakistani origin. food and basic necessities have been provided to them. ""Our mission is in contact with the United Nations medical team for routine medical check-ups and provision of medicines to the detainees. The mission also remains in contact with IOM for their early repatriation," she added.

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The freed migrants and refugees, including possible victims of trafficking, were then reportedly taken to an undisclosed location, and in circumstances that might meet the threshold of enforced disappearance. “We are troubled by the Libyan authorities’ delay in responding to concerns about trafficking in migrants and refugees and other serious human rights violations, including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, torture and sexual violence,” the experts said. Graveyards containing the remains of at least 20 migrants and refugees who were victims of torture have reportedly been found. “Repatriation to Sudan by the Libyan authorities raises serious concerns regarding violations of the non-refoulement principle and failing to protect refugees and migrants from further serious human rights violations,” the experts said. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Perhaps we will arrange a tour to some countries in North Africa together with this trip. Without visits, you can't take any action," the Turkish president told reporters after returning from his recent Gulf tour. Erdogan added that his Arab counterparts had thanked him for normalizing relations and exchanging ambassadors with Egypt. After that, then-Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Cairo, which was the first visit by a Turkish high-ranking official in 10 years. Turkish-Egyptian relations deteriorated after the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 and the bloody clashes that followed.

A Libyan militia brigade carried out at least two pullbacks in the Mediterranean in recent months, one of which was carried out in Malta's search and rescue zone, according to foreign media reports. A joint investigation by Lighthouse Reports, Der Spiegel, and El Pais found that the Libyan militia Tariq Bin Ziyad, controlled by the son of Libyan general Khalifa Haftar, carried out two pullbacks in May and July this year. One of these pullbacks happened in the Maltese search and rescue zone. Around 500 people were on board the vessel in distress in the Maltese search and rescue last May. This was the first time a Maltese delegation met with the military general.