ically ▁popul ist ▁and ▁massive ▁left – wing ▁political ▁al liance ▁formed ▁to ▁opp ose ▁and ▁end ▁the ▁military ▁government ▁of ▁President ▁General ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q . ▁Direct ed ▁and ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Ben az ir ▁Bh utto ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁Pe op les ▁Party , ▁its ▁primary ▁object ives ▁and ▁a ims ▁were ▁to ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁dem ocracy ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁gain ing ▁the ▁civil ian ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁Form ed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁al liance ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁left – wing ▁orientation ▁and ▁had ▁Pakistan ▁Pe op les ▁Party ▁( PP P ), ▁Aw ami ▁National ▁Party ▁( AN P ), ▁Pakistan ▁Muslim ▁League ▁( K hw aja ▁Kh air ud din ▁group ), ▁Pakistan ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁Te h reek - e - I st i ql al , ▁Aw ami ▁Te h reek , ▁J ami at - e - U le ma - e - I sl am , ▁and ▁Maz door ▁K iss an ▁Party . ▁The ▁al liance ▁was ▁root ed ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁of ▁S ind h ▁Province ▁and ▁remained ▁mostly ▁non vi ol ent , ▁was ▁strong est ▁among ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( PP P ). ▁Though ▁it ▁launched ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁massive ▁non vi ol ent ▁movements ▁in ▁South ▁Asia ▁since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Gand hi , ▁failure ▁to ▁expand ▁beyond ▁its ▁southern ▁strong hold ▁combined ▁with ▁effective ▁repr ession