Complex sentence: In an effort to promote cultural assimilation and economic development, Zia appointed a Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Commission in 1976, but resisted holding a political dialogue with the representatives of the hill tribes on the issue of autonomy and cultural self-preservation.
Split into simpler sentences: In an effort to promote cultural assimilation and economic development, Zia appointed a Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Commission in 1976. He resisted holding a political dialogue with the representatives of the hill tribes on the issue of autonomy and cultural self-preservation.