Thirst For Knowledge: Prisoner allowed to sit exams

NAWABSHAH: Hasan Raza Arain, 21, who is being held in the district jail, Nawabshah, continues to appear in the intermediate exams at the Municipal Higher Secondary School here. The first judicial magistrate, Nawabshah, directed police to ensure that Arain was able to take his exams. “We bring him to the school every day, on the direction of the court,” said the jail superintendent, Afaq Haider Shah. Arain was arrested a few months ago and is a defendant in four cases. He takes his exam in a separate room; however, another candidate was once seen inside the room. He is not allowed to talk to anyone, especially media personnel.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 13^th, 2012.