TNPSC Thervupettagam

Lists of nuclear assets and inmates

January 5 , 2023 577 days 483 0
  • Pakistan and India exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities as part of a 1988 pact.
  • This pact bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear installations, according to official statements from both sides.
  • The lists were simultaneously handed over through their respective diplomats in Islamabad and New Delhi.
  • India and Pakistan also exchanged lists of prisoners in each other’s custody as part of an agreement dating back to 2008.
  • Pakistan shared a list of 705 detained Indians, 51 civilians and 654 fishermen.
  • India shared a list of 434 Pakistanis in its custody, 339 civilians and 95 fishermen.
  • The 2008 agreement gives each side consular access to prisoners.
  • Also, it requires them to exchange lists of prisoners in each other’s custody each January and July.

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