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Libya Roadmap Committee Kicks off Efforts to Resolve Crisis

Libyans shop at a mall in Tripoli. (AFP)
Libyans shop at a mall in Tripoli. (AFP)
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Libya Roadmap Committee Kicks off Efforts to Resolve Crisis

Libyans shop at a mall in Tripoli. (AFP)
Libyans shop at a mall in Tripoli. (AFP)

Libya's parliament and High Council of State denied that their leaders had arranged to hold a meeting outside the country.

Meanwhile, a parliamentary committee has kicked off its work in drafting a new roadmap to end the country's crisis.

The committee met for a second time in the capital, Tripoli. It will be in contact with all Libyan political, military, security sides and others as it attempts to resolve the crisis.

It said it will first meet with the High Council of State and national authority tasked with drafting the constitution. It will also meet with the Presidential Council and political parties.

An aide to the parliament speaker denied reports that Aguila Saleh was scheduled to meet with head of the High Council of State Khalid al-Mishri in Morocco on Sunday.

He stressed that Saleh has not yet regained his position as speaker in order to hold talks with any official figure.

A spokesman for the High Council of State also denied that Mishri had traveled to Morocco to meet with Saleh.

Separately, head of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah met with Qatar's Ambassador to Libya, Khaled al-Dosari, in Tripoli.

The envoy stressed his country's keenness on developing ties with Libya and activating bilateral agreements.

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Islamabad: 50,000 Pakistanis Are Missing in Iraq

Every year, millions of Shiites flock to religious sites in Iraq’s Najaf and Karbala. (EPA)
Every year, millions of Shiites flock to religious sites in Iraq’s Najaf and Karbala. (EPA)
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Islamabad: 50,000 Pakistanis Are Missing in Iraq

Every year, millions of Shiites flock to religious sites in Iraq’s Najaf and Karbala. (EPA)
Every year, millions of Shiites flock to religious sites in Iraq’s Najaf and Karbala. (EPA)

Pakistan’s Minister of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Chaudhry Salik Hussain sparked controversy when he revealed that 50,000 Pakistanis have gone missing in Iraq over the years.

He urged the Baghdad government to immediately launch a probe into how the Pakistanis entered Iraq to visit religious sites during the month of Muharram, he was quoted as saying by Pakistan’s Ummat newspaper.

Islamabad is investigating how people have traveled outside Pakistan through illegal means, he remarked.

The permanent committee for religious affairs and interfaith harmony has since proposed new policies for trips to holy sites in foreign countries, including Iraq.

In Iraq, the minister’s comments drew mockery and condemnation on social media and sparked renewed debate over illegal workers in the country.

Politician Mishaan al-Juburi urged the government to make a statement over Hussain’s comments, warning that they may impact security and the labor force.

Hussain’s comments coincided with Iraqi police announcing the arrest of six Pakistanis in Baghdad on charges of theft.

Previously, military intelligence also announced the arrest of a nine-member Pakistani kidnapping and extortion gang in Baghdad. The gang had kidnapped foreigners for ransom.

Meanwhile, Labor Minister Ahmed al-Asadi expressed his concern and condemnation over the increasing number of illegal workers in Iraq.

He said his ministry will investigate the disappearance of the Pakistanis.

He confirmed that several tourists, including Pakistanis, have flocked to Iraq in recent days, and many have taken up employment without the necessary legal permits.

He warned that this phenomenon is negatively impacting the national economy.

The ministry will not be lenient in taking the necessary legal measures against the violators, he vowed.

Iraq welcomes all tourists, whether they are here on a religious visit or otherwise, but they must respect local laws and regulations, declared Asadi.

Every year, millions of Shiites flock to religious sites in Iraq’s Najaf and Karbala.