In the 1970s there were more than 150,000 Pakistanis in Libya, primarily migrant workers. However, by 2009, that number had declined to just 10,000. The decline in numbers has been attributed to Pakistani government inaction in attempting to increase manpower exports.
In May 2009,
president of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakist ...
visited Libya with the aim of increasing manpower exports, and proposed several measures including starting direct flights between the two countries and opening a joint Pakistani-Libyan bank to facilitate
remittances.
There is a Pakistan Community School in the Libyan capital of
Tripoli
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The school was established (in 1974) by the efforts of Pakistani community and Pakistan Embassy Tripoli .
Notable people
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Nadia Ali - Pakistani American singer and songwriter
See also
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Filipinos in Libya
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Italian Libyans
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Koreans in Libya
References
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