LAHORE: (Thursday, January 30, 2025): Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training in Pakistan Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has said that after coming to PU, I came to know that gone are the days when we could not talk about music, culture or cinema, stressing the need to promote such education in educational institutions so that our students can prove their abilities. He expressed these views while addressing the closing ceremony of the first three-day International Creative Arts Conference ‘Celebrating 100 Years of Cinema in Lahore’ organized by the Department of Graphic Design, Punjab University in collaboration with the British Council and other institutions. On this occasion, PU VC Dr Muhammad Ali, renowned director Syed Noor, Chairman Department of Graphic Design Prof Dr Ahmad Bilal, people associated with different fields of the film industry, faculty members and a large number of students were present. The minister said that change will not come through hollow slogans or promises alone, but everyone will have to come together and take steps that will enable a common man to reach the parliaments. In his address, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that he has passed by the Punjab University many times, but today feel happy and proud to speak in front of you. He said that if the youth from Punjab reach the parliament, there will be a revolution in Pakistan. He said that only those who earn their living by hanging from buses and giving tuition understand the problems of the country and have the ability to solve them. He said that in Pakistan, the farmer is represented by the landlord, the laborer is represented by the capitalist and you and I are represented by families, which is a tragedy. He said that completing the degree of students is just a milestone while the destination or goal of all of us should be the same for which Pakistan came into existence.