India, Pak to exchange lists of nuclear installations

Ahead of the SAARC summit in Islamabad, Pakistan and India were all set to exchange the upgraded lists of the nuclear facilities and installations on January 1 under a bilateral agreement.

Senior diplomats from the countries would exchange the lists under the Prohibition of Attack Against Nuclear Installations Agreement for the 13th year in succession, official sources said in Islamabad on Tuesday.

As per the agreement, the two countries were to inform each other on January 1 every year of the nuclear installations and facilities to be covered by it. The first such exchange of lists took place on January 1, 1992.

Islamabad, December 30, 2003 (PTI)