The writer is an Advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan and holds an LL.M. in International and Maritime Law. He is currently a Senior Associate at the Global 100 law firm TAHOTA in China. Previously, Syed Abdullah Anwer served as a Senior Research Fellow at the MANTAQ Center for Research & Legislative Drafting within the National Assembly of Pakistan, where he contributed to legislative review, treaty analysis, and public policy development. He also headed the Maritime Law Department at the Maritime Study Forum (MSF) and worked as a Research Officer at the Institute for Strategic Studies Research & Analysis (ISSRA), National Defence University (NDU).