Exile in Pakistan The arrival of Afghan opposition militants in Peshawar coincided with a period of diplomatic tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan, due to Daoud's revival of the Pashtunistan issue. Under the patronage of Pakistani General Naseerullah Babar, then governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and with the blessing of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, camps were set up to train Hekmatyar and other anti-Daoud Islamists. The Islamist movement had two main tendencies: the Jamiat-e islami ("Islamic society") led by Burhanuddin Rabbani, that advocated a gradualist strategy to gain power, through infiltration of society and the state apparatus. Rabbani advocated for the "building of a widely based movement that would create popular support". The other movement, called Hezb-i Islami ("Islamic Party"), was led by Hekmatyar, who favored a radical approach in the form of violent armed conflict. Pakistani support largely went to Hekmatyar's group, who, in October 1975, undertook to instigate an uprising against the government. Without popular support, the rebellion ended in complete failure, and hundreds of militants were arrested.
exile in pakistan the arrival of afghan opposition militants in peshawar coincided with a period of diplomatic tension between pakistan and afghanistan due to daoud's revival of the pashtunistan issue under the patronage of pakistani general naseerullah babar then governor of the khyber pakhtunkhwa and with the blessing of prime minister zulfikar ali bhutto camps were set up to train hekmatyar and other anti-daoud islamists the islamist movement had two main tendencies the jamiat-e islami ("islamic society") led by burhanuddin rabbani that advocated a gradualist strategy to gain power through infiltration of society and the state apparatus rabbani advocated for the "building of a widely based movement that would create popular support" the other movement called hezb-i islami ("islamic party") was led by hekmatyar who favored a radical approach in the form of violent armed conflict pakistani support largely went to hekmatyar's group who in october 1975 undertook to instigate an uprising against the government without popular support the rebellion ended in complete failure and hundreds of militants were arrested