17th June 2025 – 5th July 2025

In a city where courtrooms ring with the echoes of law and dusty files record decades’ worth of personal struggles and national changes, I found myself on the first real step of what I hope will be a lifetime journey via legal advocacy. This article unfolds the events that took place after I made the best decision of applying for an internship at Ahmed & Pansota Advocates and Legal Consultants, a well-known law firm in Lahore run by distinguished legal experts, Barrister Ahmed Pansota and Barrister Ahmed Pervaiz.

The Beginning of Bridges

When I first sat across from Barrister Ahmed Pansota for my interview, it was clear this was no token internship. The atmosphere was respectful but candid, and he made one thing abundantly clear: this would not be about appearances or connections. He said firmly. “Don’t complain about what the law should be unless you know what it is.”

Those words weren’t a dismissal; they were a challenge. And they pushed me to enter the field with humility, discipline, and a thirst for learning the law not through opinion, but through precedent, interpretation, and relentless reading.

Living Library of Mentors and Minds

Over the weeks, I had the privilege of learning from legal experts like Barrister Scheherezade Shahryar, Barrister Ahad Asif, Barrister Nouman Khan, Sir Rana Ahmed Usama, and Sir Haider Imran. Each of them contributed towards answering my never-ending list of questions and toning down the most confusing case files my hands had ever touched. Whether it was Sir Nouman breaking down technicalities of suit declarations or Sir Rana assigning drafting of fact sheets, every task balanced academic rigor and real-world urgency.

Interns like Guzel Mubeen and Zahid added color to the process, whether it was collaborative court strolling or simply surviving the pressure of hefty paperwork, we shared the pride of being young students amid seasoned practitioners.

Pens and Papers

During the course of my internship, I was entrusted with a variety of tasks. Initially, they started with small-scale research on the basics of jurisdiction, such as understanding the fundamental rights chapter of the Constitution of Pakistan. One of the primary responsibilities........

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