Pakistan, India exchange list of nuclear facilities
Pakistan Times Federal Bureau Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India Saturday exchanged information on nuclear installations and facilities, through diplomatic channels, Foreign Office Spokesman said.

"Both the countries exchange information on the first working day every year, according to Article-II of Pakistan-India agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against each other's nuclear installations and facilities," Masood Khan said.

The exchange, which includes stating the exact location of each others nuclear installations, took place "through diplomatic channels" in Islamabad and New Delhi simultaneously.

Prohibition of Attacks

The agreement on the prohibition of attacks on each other's nuclear sites was signed between the two nuclear rivals on December-31, 1998, and came into force on January-27, 1991.

The first such exchange between the two countries was held on January-1, 1992. Under the agreement both Pakistan and India are to refrain from attacking each other's nuclear facilities in the event of a war.

Pakistan and India have also been holding expert level discussions on nuclear Confidence Building Measures and have narrowed down differences on agreement on pre-notification of flight testing of ballistic missiles.●