Pakistan said it had handed over a list of nuclear sites and facilities in the country to the Indian mission in Islamabad on Sunday under a decades-long deal between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
The neighbors have fought in three wars and have had several military skirmishes in recent years. Last year, a missile launched by India accidentally landed in Pakistan, raising alarm bells around the world.
“The list of nuclear facilities and facilities in Pakistan was officially handed over today to a representative of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad at the Foreign Ministry,” Pakistan’s foreign office said in a statement.
He added that, according to an agreement signed between the two in 1988, the lists are exchanged annually on January 1 and that India had simultaneously delivered a list to the Pakistani mission in New Delhi.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs did not immediately respond to a Reuters comment request.
The practice of exchanging the lists continues since January 1, 1992.
With the help of China, Pakistan has recently increased its use of nuclear power to meet the growing 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.
