• India and Pakistan exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad on January 1, 2024. 

• The lists of nuclear installation and facilities were exchanged as per the provisions of the Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, signed on December 31, 1988 and ratified on January 27, 1991.

• Under the agreement, India and Pakistan inform each other of the nuclear installations and facilities to be covered under the agreement on January 1 every year. 

• This is the 33rd consecutive exchange of such lists between the two countries, the first one having taken place on January 1, 1992.

Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan

• India asked Pakistan to expedite the release and repatriation of 184 Indian fishermen in view of completion of their jail term.

• In addition, Islamabad has also been asked to provide immediate consular access to 12 civilian prisoners in Pakistan's custody, who are believed to be Indian.

• Under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, such lists are exchanged every year on January 1 and July 1.

• India has shared lists of 337 civilian prisoners and 81 fishermen in its custody, who are Pakistanis or are believed to be Pakistanis.

• Similarly, Pakistan has shared lists of 47 civilian prisoners and 184 fishermen in its custody, who are Indian or are believed to be Indian.

• As a result of sustained efforts by the government, 2,639 Indian fishermen and 67 Indian civilian prisoners have been repatriated from Pakistan since 2014. This includes 478 Indian fishermen and nine Indian civilian prisoners who were repatriated from Pakistan in 2023.

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