Pakistan, India Exchange List Of Nuclear Installations, Facilities

Islamabad: Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in case of an escalation in hostilities, a Foreign Office statement said here, as part of an annual ritual that has been in practice between the two neighbours for more than three decades.

The lists of nuclear installations and facilities were exchanged as per the provisions of Article II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, signed on December 31, 1988, and ratified on 27 January 1991.

According to this agreement, both countries have to inform each other of the nuclear facilities.