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LAHORE, Jan 24 (APP):Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said on Saturday that National College of Arts (NCA) had a 150-year of creative legacy, and unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation and artistic expression.
He said this while talking to the media at the closing ceremony of NCA Degree Show.
He said: ” The artwork of students reflects their skills and youngsters just need opportunities
to excel.”
He said that the NCA stood as a symbol of cultural richness and academic rigor, shaping generations of artists, architects, designers, filmmakers, musicians and scholars who have gone on to influence both national and global creative landscapes.
Responding to a question regarding the 18th amendment, the minister stated the MQM had never said to roll back the18th amendment and always talked about its implementation.
He said the 18th amendment was meant for the devolution of power, adding that it was highly important that people benefit from fruits of democracy.
He said: “The world is changing so rapidly that we need to adapt to it, otherwise, in the coming 30 to 35 years one billion people will become irrelevant.”
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that Karachi contributes almost 97 per cent of Sindh’s budget and remaining 3 per cent comes from Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas and Nawabshah.
The minister said that he had written a letter to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for a neutral inquiry of the Gul Plaza fire incident.
Responding to another question, he said: “Issues are always solved through dialogue and, if not, then one can use other options which the constitution allows.”
NCA Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Murtaza Jafri was also present.