Published: 12:47, January 2, 2024 | Updated: 12:58, January 2, 2024
India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuke installations, prisoners
By Xinhua

Indian paramilitary troopers patrol along a road in Srinagar on Dec 11, 2023, ahead of Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370. (PHOTO / AFP)

NEW DELHI — India on Monday exchanged with Pakistan the lists of its nuclear installations, said an official announcement by India's Ministry of External Affairs.

"India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of nuclear installations and facilities," said the statement.

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According to an agreement between the two countries, the lists are exchanged on the first day of January every calendar year. This is the 33rd consecutive exchange of such lists between India and Pakistan.

Besides, the two countries also exchanged lists of prisoners and fishermen lodged in jails in their respective territories, according to another announcement by the ministry.