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India and Pakistan Swap Nuclear Site Lists and Prisoner Rosters for 35th Year

The annual swap functions as a basic nuclear risk-reduction measure despite frozen ties.

Overview

  • Officials exchanged the nuclear installation lists simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad under the 1988 pact that prohibits attacks on each other’s nuclear facilities.
  • Alongside the nuclear lists, both sides shared updated details of detainees: India reported 391 civil prisoners and 33 fishermen, while Pakistan reported 58 civil prisoners and 199 fishermen.
  • Pakistan’s Foreign Office said it handed the Indian High Commission a list of 257 Indian prisoners held in its jails, reflecting the combined total of civil detainees and fishermen it reported.
  • India urged early release and repatriation of detainees, requested immediate consular access for 35 individuals believed to be Indian, and pressed for expedited return of 167 who have completed sentences.
  • The nuclear pact functions without verification and does not cover weapons or missile sites, underscoring its narrow focus on protecting declared facilities even as a brief Jaishankar–Sadiq handshake in Dhaka offered rare contact.