▁was ▁also ▁the ▁founder - pres ident ▁of ▁All - P ak istan ▁New sp aper ▁Emp loy ees ▁Confeder ation ▁( AP NE C ) ▁that ▁includes ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁journal ists ▁and ▁combined ▁un ions ▁of ▁newspaper ▁organis ations . ▁ ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁historic ▁nation wide ▁labor ▁strike ▁that ▁last ed ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁an ▁act ▁for ▁protection ▁of ▁rights ▁of ▁journal ists ▁was ▁made ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na ' s ▁health ▁suffered ▁a ▁harm ful ▁blow ▁when ▁he , ▁as ▁a ▁trade ▁union ▁leader , ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁longest ▁hung er ▁strike ▁that ▁any ▁political ▁party ▁leader ▁or ▁group ▁had ▁ever ▁observed . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁private ▁hospital ▁in ▁Islam abad ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁du oden um ▁ul cer ▁in ▁his ▁st om ach ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁and ▁had ▁under g one ▁surg ery . ▁After ▁the ▁surg ery , ▁he ▁was ▁struggling ▁for ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁Race course ▁Gra vey ard ▁in ▁Raw al p indi . ▁Pakistan . ▁Among ▁his ▁surv iv ors ▁are ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Af sh an ▁S ard ar , ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁Mer aj ▁Muhammad ▁Khan . ▁ ▁One ▁major