Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear installations and facilities
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Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged the lists of their respective nuclear installations and facilities under the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to a statement released by the Foreign Office in Islamabad, the lists’ exchange took place pursuant to the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India. Signed on 31 December 1988, the agreement, inter alia, provides that both countries shall inform each other of their nuclear installations and facilities, falling within its definition, on 1st January of each calendar year.
Accordingly, the list of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan was officially handed over to a representative of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Simultaneously, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs handed over the list of India’s nuclear installations and facilities to a representative of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.
As the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India entered into force on 27 January 1991, the two countries have been exchanging the lists since 1st January 1992.
Reporter Anwer Abbas