 The next day, Agha Shahi held talks with the Ayatollah, Ruhollah Khomeini, in which developments in the region were discussed.On 11 April 1979, Pakistani President Zia-ul-Haq famously declared that "Khomeini is a symbol of Islamic insurgence".Reciprocating Zia-ul-Haq's sentiments, Khomeini, in a letter, called for Muslim unity.