India and Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations

India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations as per the agreement signed between the two countries in 1988 that prohibits both sides from attacking each other's atomic facilities. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the exchange of the list was done simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad.

"India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities between India and Pakistan," the MEA said.

The agreement was signed on December 31, 1988 and entered into force on January 27, 1991. It 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 33rd consecutive exchange of such lists between the two countries, the first one having taken place on January 1, 1992," the MEA said in a statement.