9 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 1 2 6 ▁injured . ▁ ▁The ▁movement ▁is ▁generally ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁two ▁separate ▁out bur st , ▁one ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁particularly ▁strong ▁in ▁rural ▁S ind h , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁fue led ▁by ▁people ' s ▁res ent ment ▁against ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁it ▁finally ▁took ▁ 3 ▁army ▁divisions ▁and ▁hel ic op ters ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁down . ▁ ▁Military ▁force ▁and ▁repr ession ▁was ▁used ▁against ▁ag it ators ▁and ▁the ▁movement ▁was ▁cr ushed . ▁Despite ▁its ▁set ▁back s , ▁the ▁MR D ▁was ▁significant ▁for ▁mount ing ▁a ▁political ▁pressure ▁on ▁President ▁Z ia ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁elections . ▁Con vin ced ▁that ▁party - based ▁elections ▁would ▁not ▁bring ▁the ▁" pos itive ▁results " ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁talking ▁of , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁hold ▁non - party ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁But ▁before ▁doing ▁so , ▁he ▁secured ▁his ▁election ▁as ▁president ▁through ▁a ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Ben az ir ▁Bh utto ▁and ▁the ▁MR D ▁not ably ▁boy c otted ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁president ial ▁refer endum , ▁following ▁making ▁another ▁call ▁for ▁boy cot ting ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁general ▁elections , ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁under ▁President ▁Z ia - ul - Ha q .