▁to ▁their ▁advantage ▁and ▁prevent ▁the ▁MR D ▁from ▁gain ing ▁greater ▁appeal ▁on ▁a ▁nation wide ▁level . ▁ ▁After math ▁of ▁USS R ▁Col lapse ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁MR D ▁effectively ▁reg ained ▁enough ▁momentum ▁to ▁re assert ▁itself ▁and ▁President ▁Z ia ▁sens ed ▁the ▁MR D ▁would ▁likely ▁choose ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁to ▁renew ▁its ▁off ensive . ▁As ▁a ▁counter att ack ▁on ▁MR D , ▁he ▁announced ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁However , ▁Z ia ’ s ▁speech ▁elabor ated ▁merely ▁an ▁intention ▁to ▁move ▁toward ▁dem ocracy ▁rather ▁than ▁any ▁specific ▁propos als . ▁Details ▁regarding ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁military , ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁constitution , ▁and ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁political ▁parties ▁were ▁left ▁unclear . ▁ ▁The ▁MR D ▁could ▁not ▁sust ained ▁itself ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁quickly ▁collapse ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁ ▁President ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁which ▁marked ▁its ▁way ▁for ▁peace ful ▁general ▁elections , ▁out lined ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁Pe op les ▁Party ▁in ▁national ▁power . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁events ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁USS R ▁also ▁sh atter ed ▁the ▁left ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁The ▁break - up ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁generated ▁hop eless ness ▁and ▁des per ation ▁ ▁in ▁among ▁the