Pakistan has joined efforts to mediate Libya’s political divide, but its success depends on securing consensus among Libyan factions and international stakeholders.

The U.S. Libya strategy aims to unite rival factions through power-sharing while securing American energy and strategic interests.

In a long-awaited move, Libya has announced an agreement to unify the public budget, a step that, while significant on paper, has done little to quiet doubts over whether it can be implemented amid the country’s entrenched political divisions.

The Libyan political landscape is witnessing a marked increase in indicators of instability, with growing economic pressures and the resurgence of popular protests in several cities in western Libya.