India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear facilities, prisoners

The apply has been in place since 1992, with the checklist of nuclear installations exchanged yearly on January 1.

Pakistan says it has handed a listing of its nuclear installations and amenities to the Indian mission in Islamabad underneath a decades-old settlement between the 2 nuclear-armed rivals.

Pakistan’s international workplace stated in a press release on Sunday that India had concurrently handed over a listing to the Pakistani mission in New Delhi.

It stated lists are exchanged yearly on January 1. The apply has been in place since 1992.

The neighbours have fought three wars and have had plenty of navy skirmishes in recent times. Final yr an Indian missile unintentionally landed in Pakistan, setting off alarm bells the world over.

“The checklist of nuclear installations and amenities in Pakistan was formally handed over to a consultant of the Indian Excessive Fee in Islamabad on the Ministry of International Affairs right now [Sunday],” Pakistan’s international workplace stated.

The annual exchanges come at a time diplomatic ties between the 2 are close to non-existent.

India’s international ministry didn't instantly reply to a Reuters information company’s request for remark.

Pakistan first formally examined nuclear weapons in 1998 and has since developed a big stockpile of nuclear succesful missiles, as has India.

With the assistance of China, Pakistan has lately elevated its use of nuclear vitality to satisfy the rising demand for electrical energy.

In a separate assertion, Pakistan’s international workplace stated the 2 international locations had additionally exchanged a listing of one another’s residents held in prisons.

The checklist included 705 Indian prisoners imprisoned in Pakistan, together with 51 civilians and 654 fishermen, the assertion stated.

It added that the Indian authorities additionally shared with the Pakistani mission in New Delhi a listing of 434 Pakistani prisoners in India, together with 339 civilians and 95 fishermen.

Pakistan has requested the early launch and repatriation of 51 of its civilian prisoners and 94 fishermen who've accomplished their sentences. A request for particular consular entry to 56 civil prisoners has additionally been made.

Fishermen from every nation are sometimes arrested once they stray into the opposite’s waters.