 He was also the founder of the Barelvi political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (representing the Ulama of the Ahl-e-Sunnah Wa-al-Jamaa'ah denomination in Pakistan) and became its president in 1970.He is also credited for being one of the foremost and staunchest supporters of the movement for the creation of Pakistan.Khwaja Qamaruddin Sialvi was born on 24 Jumada al-awwal 1324 A.H. (7 July 1906), in Sial Sharif in the Punjab Province of British India.