▁commun ist ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁whilst ▁es cal ating ▁the ▁ins ur gency ▁in ▁Pas ht un - d oman i ated ▁K hy ber ▁province ▁in ▁Western ▁Pakistan . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁former ▁riv als , ▁AN P ▁and ▁C PP , ▁decided ▁to ▁opp ose ▁President ▁Z ia ' s ▁actions ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁ultimately ▁the ▁left - wing ▁sphere ▁formed ▁the ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁P PP ▁which ▁being ▁the ▁influ ential ▁of ▁all ▁left - wing ▁parties . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁P PP ▁persu as ively ▁reached ▁out ▁to ▁left - wing ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁started ▁its ▁political ▁function ▁after ▁calling ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁military ▁regime ▁of ▁President ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q . ▁Neg oti ations ▁between ▁P PP ▁leaders ▁and ▁the ▁political ▁parties ▁that ▁had ▁formed ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁National ▁Alliance ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁started ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁They ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁MR D ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁at ▁ 7 0 ▁Cl if ton , ▁the ▁Bh utt os ' ▁family ▁house ▁in ▁Kar achi . ▁The ▁al liance ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁al liance ▁launched ▁a ▁struggle ▁against ▁the ▁regime ▁of ▁Z ia ▁ul - Ha q : ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁weeks , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁people ▁were ▁arrested , ▁ 1 8