Question: when did the taliban start to take over pakistan
Answer: Maulana Fazal - ur - Rehman , leader of the Pakistani Islamic ( Deobandi ) political party Jamiat Ulema - e Islam ( F ) ( JUI ) , was an ally of Benazir Bhutto , Pakistani prime minister in 1993 - 1996 , and then had access to the Pakistani government , army and the ISI , whom he influenced to help the Taliban .