Pakistan says it has provided list of nuclear facilities to India as part of annual practice

Lists are exchanged annually on January 1, a practice that has been in place since 1992, Pakistan’s foreign office says

The two countries also exchanged a list of each other’s citizens held in prisons

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Border Security Force personnel patrol along the fence near the India-Pakistan Wagah border in December 2022. The neighbours have fought three wars and have had a number of military skirmishes in recent years. Photo: AFP

Published: 6:00pm, 1 Jan 2023Updated: 6:02pm, 1 Jan 2023

Pakistan said it had handed a list of its nuclear installations and facilities to the Indian mission in Islamabad on Sunday under a decades-old agreement between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

The neighbours have fought three wars and have had a number of military skirmishes in recent years. Last year an Indian missile accidentally landed in Pakistan, setting off alarm bells across the world.

“The list of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan was officially handed over to a representative of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today,” Pakistan’s foreign office said in a statement.

It said lists are exchanged annually on January 1 and that India had simultaneously handed over a list to the Pakistani mission in New Delhi. The practice has been in place since 1992.

India’s External Affairs Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

With the help of China, Pakistan has recently increased its use of nuclear energy to meet rising demand for electricity. Pakistan first officially tested nuclear weapons in 1998 and has since developed a significant stockpile of nuclear capable missiles, as has India.

In a separate statement, Pakistan’s foreign office said the two countries had also exchanged a list of each other’s citizens held in prisons.