LAHORE: Federal Law Minister Babar Awan said on Sunday that there was no concept of victory or defeat in democracy, nor was there room for any confrontational politics. Instead, he said that democracy requires reconciliation and understanding.

After nine years of dictatorship, it was necessary that all institutions understood and respected the limits of each other, Awan said.

Addressing lawyers at the Punjab Bar Council in Lahore, Awan said that the government will ensure the implementation of a court order on former president Pervez Musharraf. He said that nobody could pressurise the government on such issues.

Awan said that the PPP-led government did not have any personal agendas but instead would work towards ensuring the fulfillment of the national agenda.

He said that lawyers were important members of society and the government was bringing an amendment to the constitution to ensure that federal and provincial governments allocate separate budgets for lawyers.