Pakistan hands India a list of nuclear facilities, according to an annual tradition
Pakistan announced that it had handed over a list of its nuclear facilities and facilities to the Indian mission in Islamabad today, Sunday, under an agreement that has been in place for decades between the two nuclear foes.
The two neighbors fought three wars and entered into several military skirmishes during the past years.
An Indian missile fired by mistake last year landed in Pakistan, sparking panic around the world.
"The list of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan was officially handed over to the representative of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad at the Foreign Ministry today," the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
She explained that, according to an agreement signed between the two sides in 1988, the lists are exchanged annually on the first of January, and added that India also handed over a list to the Pakistani mission in New Delhi.
The tradition of exchanging lists has not stopped since January 1, 1992.
India's Ministry of External Affairs did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Recently, with the support of China, Pakistan has stepped up its use of nuclear energy to meet the growing demand for electricity.
Pakistan officially tested nuclear weapons for the first time in 1998, and has since developed a large stockpile of missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, which is the same thing that India did.
In a separate statement, Pakistan's foreign ministry said the two countries had also exchanged a list of names of each country's citizens being held in each other's prisons.
The statement said the list included 705 Indian prisoners held in Pakistan, including 51 civilians and 654 fishermen.
The statement added that the Indian government also shared with the Pakistani mission in New Delhi a list of 434 Pakistani prisoners in India, including 339 civilians and 95 fishermen.
Pakistan requested the handover of 51 civilian prisoners and 94 fishermen and repatriation after they have served their sentences.
It also submitted a request to arrange private consular contact visits with 56 civilian prisoners.
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