{"id":3277,"date":"2015-01-02T10:42:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T10:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2015-01-02T10:42:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T10:42:53","slug":"pakistan-india-swap-lists-of-nuclear-facilities-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/pakistan-india-swap-lists-of-nuclear-facilities-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear facilities, prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"nuclear<\/a>Pakistan and India on Thursday exchanged lists of their nuclear sites under an agreement barring them from attacking each other\u2019s atomic facilities in the event of war, officials said.
\nThe annual New Year\u2019s Day exchange was established under a 1988 agreement. The neighbors, who have fought three wars, have also set up a telephone hotline to prevent accidential nuclear conflict.
\nThe lists were handed over to officers of the Pakistani and Indian High Commissions in New Delhi and Islamabad, according to a statement by Pakistan\u2019s foreign office.
\nThe two countries also exchanged lists of each other\u2019s civilian prisoners under a 2008 agreement.
\n\u201cThe ministry of foreign affairs handed over a list of 526 Indian prisoners including 50 civilians and 476 fishermen in Pakistan to the High Commission of India in Islamabad,\u201d the foreign office said.
\n\u201cA similar list of Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails was handed over to High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi,\u201d the statement added, without mentioning the figure.
\nAccording to the consular agreement, the two countries are required to exchange lists of prisoners in each other\u2019s custody twice a year, on Jan. 1 and July 1.
\nArrests of fishermen are frequently carried out by both countries as the maritime border in the Arabian Sea is poorly defined and many fishing boats lack the technology needed to be certain of their precise location.
\nThe fishermen often languish in jail even after serving prison terms, as poor diplomatic ties between the two arch-rivals mean fulfilling official requirements can take a long time.
\nThe lists were exchanged a day after two Pakistani paramilitary soldiers were killed in cross-border firing with Indian troops near the eastern city of Lahore.
\nThe Indian Deputy High Commissioner was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the incident, which Pakistan called \u201cunprovoked.\u201d
\nRecent exchanges of fire across the de facto border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, which both countries administer in part but claim in full, have killed at least 20 civilians and forced thousands to flee their homes.<\/p>\n

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