Pakistan, India exchange list of nuclear installations, facilities

Under the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Sites and Facilities, Pakistan and India have exchanged lists of nuclear installations and facilities.

Between Pakistan and India, an agreement prohibiting attacks on nuclear installations and facilities was reached on December 31, 1988, and it was ratified on January 27, 1991.

The Agreement, among other issues, states that both nations must notify one another on January 1 of each year of any nuclear installations or facilities that fit within its criteria.

The list of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan was formally given to a representative of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Sunday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the Agreement.

A diplomat of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi received the list of India's nuclear installations and facilities at the same time from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

Since January 1st, 1992, lists have been exchanged regularly.