When Lawyers Strike

I loved this article from the Times today. Apart from the obvious humour, consider the sheer cheek of a journalist writing this:

The lawyers sat in a line in the courtyard of the Lahore High Court, sweating slightly in their black suits and gowns and eyeing their colleagues’ mid-morning tea and biscuits with envy.

“Hunger strikers,” explained Azam Nazir Tarar, a leading member of the Bar Association in this southern Pakistani city, with something of a flourish.

Across the courtyard, dozens more lawyers were poring over newspapers, handing around leaflets and chatting earnestly in clipped, English tones about the recent dismissal of the Chief Justice of Pakistan.

It was, by Pakistani standards, the most genteel of political protests: the “hunger strikers” were taking it in turns to fast for one day, from 9am to 4pm — in effect, missing their lunch.

In fairness, the actual article is quite serious and can be read here