Conversation so far:
What was the United States sponsorship of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq?
The United States, notably the Reagan Administration, was an ardent supporter of Zia's military regime and a close ally of Pakistan's conservative-leaning ruling military establishment.
Did the US sponsor Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to come to the US or sponsored his actions?
The Reagan administration declared Zia's regime as the front line ally of the United States in the fight against the threat of Communism.

Question: How did people react to this?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Pakistani people react to the tacit approval of the Reagan administration toward's Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's overthrow of Bhutto?