KARACHI, Dec 31: The federal minister for law, parliamentary affairs and human rights, Barrister Shahida Jamil, has said Pakistan’s nuclear assets are fully under a command and control system.

“Any miscalculation by the Indian government about our country’s nuclear capacity in any way will be a terrible misjudgment.

The world, which is watching India’s aggressive designs against Pakistan, will force India to realize the hidden dangers inherent in its unleashing misadventure, which will have grave repercussions for the region,” she said in an interview with PPI here on Monday.

The minister was asked to comment on a news item published in a section of the press which said that the aggressive designs of Indian government had assumed an alarming level following apprehensions that Pakistan’s nuclear assets were under the control of any foreign power.

Barrister Shahida suggested the Indian rulers to come to term with the nuclear restraint policy which has been pursued by the nuclear powers since World War II.

“The persistent policy of jingoism and inconsiderate approach on their (Indians) part would spell horrible consequences for the people on both sides of the border,” she added.

In reply to a question, she said a proposal had been under study which envisaged fixing some specific education criteria for the members of national and provincial assemblies to ensure that the legislative assemblies do not remain debating houses only.

“They are legislative houses and not local government institutions, which have the prime responsibility to look after development works,” she said.

“The government is conscious of the significance of having educated members with university degrees inside the assemblies which will help establish good governance programme of the government on sound footings,” she pointed out.

Previously, she said, all the MNAs and the MPAs were granted special quotas for execution of development works in the name of Tameer Watan, People’s Work and the five-point development and prosperity programmes, which were basically the jobs of local governments.—PPI