▁his ▁insp iring ▁leadership ▁and ▁un rel ent ing ▁struggle ▁for ▁press ▁freedom ▁during ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁military ▁dict ator ships ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁during ▁General ▁Z ia ▁Ul - Ha q ' s ▁opp ress ive ▁military ▁regime , ▁a ▁popular ▁s log an ▁or ▁battle ▁cry ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁the ▁protest ers ▁just ▁for ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na ▁" ter ey ▁sa ath ▁je ena , ▁t ere y ▁sa ath ▁mar na ▁- ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na , ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na " ▁( we ▁will ▁live ▁or ▁die ▁with ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na ). ▁ ▁Pak ist ani ▁media ▁describes ▁Bar na ▁as ▁an ▁" icon ▁of ▁struggle ." ▁Ab id ▁Hass an ▁Min to , ▁a ▁well - known ▁progress ive ▁politician ▁and ▁constitution al ▁expert ▁said ▁that ▁Bar na ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁" s inc ere ▁person ▁and ▁a ▁cons cient ious , ▁principle d ▁journalist ," ▁who ▁not ▁only ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁journal ists ▁but ▁also ▁fought ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁other ▁press ▁employees . ▁ ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na ▁was ▁the ▁elder ▁brother ▁of ▁Mer aj ▁Muhammad ▁Khan , ▁a ▁well - known ▁left - wing ▁politician . ▁Min h aj ▁Bar na ▁received ▁the ▁award ▁Tam g ha - i - Im t ia z ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁journal ism ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Early