Salaar is an advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan, and is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. He holds a Masters in Law from Columbia Law School, where he served on the board of the Columbia International Arbitration Association, and a BA-LL.B. (Hons.) from the Lahore University of Management Sciences, where he was President of the student body.

He regularly appears in constitutional; commercial; and taxation matters before the High Courts, and has also been appointed amicus curiae by the Islamabad High Court. In addition to representing private persons, Salaar has also represented authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, the Frequency Allocation Board, and the National Commission for Human Rights.

Salaar joined AJURIS’s Islamabad office in 2020. Previously, he worked as an Associate to the Attorney-General for Pakistan where he assisted the Attorney-General in significant constitutional matters before the Supreme Court, as well as disputes before various international forums.

In addition to his litigation practice Salaar provides advisory and consultancy services to organisations such as the World Bank and the UNFPA, and has assisted with the drafting of laws and regulations for organisations such as the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. He is also a part of the Legal Advisory Committee of the Public Interest Law Association of Pakistan, a mentor for the US-based Revive Labs, and a member of the Government of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa’s Youth Development Commission.

He has also been a member of faculty for the University of London’s External LLB Program, where he has taught Public International Law; a self-designed seminar on the Pakistani legal system; and supervised final year dissertations.

Salaar writes columns on law and politics for The News, and regularly appears as a legal analyst on national and international media platforms such as BBC World.