▁Bh utto , ▁her ▁daughter ▁Ben az ir ▁Bh utto , ▁Ras ul ▁B ux , ▁Abd ul ▁W ali ▁Khan , ▁Jam ▁Sa qi ▁and ▁among ▁others . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁the ▁activ ists ▁were ▁ja iled ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁especially ▁in ▁S ind h . ▁ ▁MR D ▁Com position ▁ ▁MR D ▁Con ver gence ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁regarding ▁the ▁Foreign ▁support ▁ ▁The ▁foreign ▁policy ▁historian ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁noted ▁that ▁MR D ' s ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁leading ▁parties , ▁AN P ▁and ▁C PP , ▁had ▁gained ▁popular ▁and ▁financial ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Hold ing ▁a ▁ ▁press ▁conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁President ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q ▁port rayed ▁the ▁MR D ▁as ▁an ▁Indian - back ed ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁dest abil ize ▁Pakistan ▁was ▁without ▁mer it , ▁but ▁gained ▁cred ence ▁among ▁some ▁Pakistan is ▁when ▁Indian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁movement ▁in ▁an ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁parliament . ▁ ▁Despite ▁charges ▁to ▁the ▁contrary , ▁the ▁MR D ▁in ▁S ind h ▁was ▁not ▁attempting ▁to ▁se ced e ▁from ▁Pakistan ▁but ▁instead ▁was ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁constitution . ▁President ▁Z ia ’ s ▁interior ▁secretary , ▁Ro edad ▁Khan , ▁later ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁regime ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁manipulate ▁this ▁per ception