India and Pakistan exchange their lists of nuclear facilities

India and Pakistan have exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations. This exchange is done on 1st of January every year between the both neighbouring countries that bars them from attacking each other’s atomic facilities. This is the 25th consecutive exchange of such list between the two countries, the 1st one having taken place on 1st January 1992. Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations It bilateral agreement signed between India-Pakistan that bars them from carrying out any surprise attack on each other’s nuclear installations and facilities. It was signed on 31st December 1988 and entered into force on 27 January 1991. It was signed by then Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his Pakistani counterpart Benazir Bhutto. Under it both countries inform each other about their nuclear installations & facilities that need to be covered under the Agreement on 1st January every year.

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India and Pakistan exchange their lists of nuclear facilities