Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan. — File photo

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Friday that the government did not believe in confrontation between the state’s institutions.

Speaking to media representatives outside the parliament, she said: “We have given unmatched sacrifices for the restoration, stability and strength of institutions, then how can we be confronting with them.”

The minister said that the people had elected the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for a period of five years to work for their welfare. She said the PPP knew how to come out of a crisis and added that the government would complete its constitutional period and that the next general elections would be held on time.

To a question, she said the misunderstandings created by some elements among the institutions would soon be removed. In a democracy, the solution to every problem can be sought through dialogue, she said.

To another question, she said that the Defence Cabinet Committee (DCC) would soon discuss the Nato report. The DCC would take decisions in the supreme interest of the country, she said.