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  To 'persuade' the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to come together for peace in Kabul this summer under the control of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), notably the 'Haqqani' Group, Pakistan flew in tribal elders, Ulema, bureaucrats, and stakeholders. The discussions, which were supposed to start in October 2021, are supposedly at a standstill since TTP appears unlikely to budge from its key demand of undoing the former FATA's merger with the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Such reversal is not taking place since it would require a constitutional amendment. The TTP's insistence on maintaining its military presence in its home country despite a peace agreement has reportedly drawn the ire of Pakistani interlocutors. On July 30, 2022, a second tribal group from Pakistan arrived in Kabul as part of the most recent effort to advance the peace negotiations. This team joined a previous Ulema delegation headed by Mufti Taqi Usmani. Ulema further urg

  On Monday, Pakistan congratulated the members of the Association of South East Asian Nations on the 55th anniversary of the founding of the group on this day in 1967.   The Foreign Office stated in a statement that ASEAN has developed into a vibrant and integrated economic community supporting common goals of regional peace and development.   The statement further said that Pakistan has a history of cooperation with ASEAN and that it values the group's development and noteworthy contributions to the advancement of regional cooperation.   According to the Foreign Office, Pakistan places a strong focus on advancing its multifaceted relations with ASEAN through improved connectivity and interpersonal contacts, in accordance with its Vision East Asia agenda.   The presence of Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in the 29th ASEAN Regional Forum's Ministerial Meeting in Phnom Penh was mentioned in the statement as evidence of Pakistan's dedica