Pakistan And India Exchange Nuclear Assets Lists Annually

A Pakistani-made Shaheen-III missile, that is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, are displayed during a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 23, 20

Pakistan and India have exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral agreement that prohibits them from attacking each other's nuclear facilities. This annual exchange took place on the first day of January, as per the established protocol.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan confirmed the exchange in a statement issued on Wednesday. The lists were handed over simultaneously through diplomatic channels in Islamabad and New Delhi.

The exchange of nuclear asset lists is a key provision of the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities pact, which was signed by both countries in December 1988 and came into effect in January 1991.

Lists were exchanged as part of a bilateral agreement to protect nuclear facilities.

Pakistan and India exchanged nuclear asset lists on January 1.

Exchange is a provision of the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities pact.

Historically, Pakistan and India have had strained relations stemming from their independence from British rule in 1947 and the ongoing dispute over the Kashmir region. The two nations have engaged in multiple conflicts, bolstered their military capabilities, and developed nuclear arsenals.

India conducted its first nuclear test in 1974, while Pakistan followed suit with its inaugural test in 1988. The annual exchange of nuclear asset lists serves as a confidence-building measure aimed at promoting transparency and reducing the risk of accidental or unauthorized attacks on nuclear facilities.