▁from ▁the ▁military ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁dem ise ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁half ▁later . ▁Although ▁effective ▁in ▁its ▁strateg ies , ▁the ▁al liance ▁more ▁quickly ▁dissol ved ▁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 . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁events ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁right - wing ▁al liance , ▁P NA , ▁to pp led ▁and ▁over throw ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁left - orient ed ▁P PP . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁death ▁of ▁Z ulf ik ar ▁Ali ▁Bh utto , ▁nearly ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁P PP ▁activ ists ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁ja iled , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁remained ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁President ▁General ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q ▁was ▁particularly ▁un pop ular ▁in ▁the ▁S ind h ▁Province , ▁where ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁P PP ▁remained ▁relatively ▁strong . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁President ▁General ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q ▁announced ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁Islam ization ▁program ▁and ▁pressed ▁his ▁ult ra con serv at ism ▁policies ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Following ▁the ▁invas ive ▁Russian ▁invasion ▁of ▁Afghan istan , ▁President ▁Z ia ▁exerc ised ▁more ▁repr ess ive ▁policies ▁to ▁cur b ▁the