India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations even after 29 yrs

Lucknow: Sticking to their 29 year old practice, the two rival neighbouring countries, India and Pakistan exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral arrangement that forbids them from attacking each other's atomic facilities.

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The two countries exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations between India and Pakistan, the External Affairs Ministry said. This was done simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad.

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The exchange of the list came amid tense diplomatic ties between the two countries over the Kashmir issue.

The agreement was signed on December 31, 1988 and came into force on January 27, 1991.

The pact mandates the two countries to inform each other of nuclear installations and facilities to be covered under the agreement on the first of January of every calendar year.

This is the 29th consecutive exchange of the list with the first one taking place on January 1, 1992.

Following the same pattern every year, as 2020 approached, the two countries exchanged its respective lists of all the nuclear installations.

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