 In Pakistan, Deobandis have a presence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Balochistan.The JUI traces its roots to Politically active Deobandi who formed the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH), in 1919 in British India.The JUH was against colonialism and for a united India, opposing the formation of a separate homeland for Indian Muslims.