India, Jan. 2 -- India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged lists of nuclear installations and facilities under a long-standing bilateral agreement that prohibits attacks on each other's atomic sites.

In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the exchange took place simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad.

"India and Pakistan today exchanged the list of Nuclear Installations and Facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between India and Pakistan," the MEA said.

The agreement, signed on December 31, 1988, and in force since January 27, 1991, mandates that both countries share details of nuclear installations on January ...