Karachi - The members of the Board of Studies of Commerce University of Karachi on the request of college teachers approved to reduce the syllabus for the upcoming BCom Annual Examinations 2020.

The meeting which was held under the chairpersonship of the incharge Department of Commerce KU Dr Zaeema Israr decided that the syllabus has been shortened for the annual examinations 2020 only.

The participants of the meeting were informed that the KU has received applications from the teachers of the affiliated colleges in which they requested to reduce to the syllabus as the teaching process was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

They were also informed that student could obtain the condensed syllabus from the KU Examinations Department.

MoU signed to facilitate Karachi’s female prisoners

Santex Products Private Limited, a leading name in the personal hygiene care industry in Pakistan, has signed a MoU with Sindh Prisons and Correctional Services Department (Government of Sindh) and Committee for the Welfare of Prisoners-Legal Aid Society (CWP-LAO), to improve the access of menstrual products to female prisoners in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana.

Adequate access to safe sanitary products has always been a struggle due to the shame and stigma that surrounds periods. The situation is even more unsettling for the incarcerated women whose menstrual needs largely go unmet due to lack of resources, according to a statement issued on Tuesday. Santex Products through its Butterfly Outreach Programme has been donating monthly supplies of sanitary napkins to the prisons to ensure accessibility of necessary menstrual hygiene products for inmates. Awareness sessions are also being conducted on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) to educate female prisoners about the importance of safe feminine hygiene practices. The MoU with the Sindh Prisons and Correctional Services Department and CWP-LAO is a further extension of these efforts on a formal ground.