Pakistan, India exchange prisoner lists
Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs hands over list of Indian prisoners to Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
The list of prisoners is exchanged on January 1 and July 1 every year. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
The Agreement on Consular Access was signed on May 21, 2008 and requires both India and Pakistan to exchange lists of prisoners in each other’s custody twice a year, on January 1 and July 1.
Pakistan and India also exchanged lists of their respective nuclear installations and facilities on Tuesday.
The governments of both the countries are required to exchange such lists in accordance with Article-II of the Agreement on prohibition of attacks against nuclear installations and facilities between Pakistan and India of 31 December 1988.
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