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Pakistan and India on Friday exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and strategic facilities under the terms of an agreement which restricts the two countries from attacking each other s atomic facilities in case of war, a statement from the Foreign Office said.
The annual exchange, which has been conducted on the first day of every year since 1992, began after a December 1988 pact between the two rival states termed the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India .
As part of the exchange, the Foreign Office handed over its list to the Indian High Commission while the Indian Ministry of External Affairs handed over a similar list to an officer of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.
Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear installations, facilities
January 1, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan and India on Friday exchanged the lists of their respective nuclear installations and facilities.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad officially handed over the list of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan to a representative of the Indian High Commission at 11:00 am PST on Friday in accordance with the Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India signed on December 31, 1988.
Likewise, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi handed over the list of Indian Nuclear installations and facilities to a representative of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi at 11:30 am IST.
Pakistan, India exchange list of nuclear installations, facilities
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The practice has been done consecutively since 1st January 1992.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan and India on Friday exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities.
The list was officially handed over to a representative of the Indian High Commission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Similarly, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi handed over the list of Indian nuclear installations and facilities to a representative of the Pakistan High Commission.
The agreement signed between Pakistan and India on December 31, 1988 contains the provision that both countries inform each other of their nuclear installations and facilities on 1st January every year.
India and Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
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Last Updated: Jan 01, 2021, 02:21 PM IST
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The exchange was made in accordance with Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India, signed on December 31, 1988, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement here.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on Friday conducted the annual practice of exchanging the list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral arrangement that prohibits them from attacking each other s atomic facilities.
The exchange was made in accordance with Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India, signed on December 31, 1988, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement here.