Pakistan demands access from India to war missing soldiers
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Pakistan has demanded Indian to grant it access to its soldiers went missing during 1965 and 1971 wars.
According to the sources, Pakistan has enlisted its demand along with the list of prisoners it exchanges with India on the first day of every year.
Indian Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad has been informed of the Pakistani demand, the diplomatic sources said, adding Pakistan has also sought consular access to 56 Pakistani civilian prisoners.
On Sunday, Pakistan and India had exchanged lists of nuclear installations and facilities in their countries and as well as lists of prisoners in each other’s custody in pursuance of agreements signed between the two countries.
The Foreign Office statement issued a statement in Islamabad stating: “The Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India was signed on 31st December 1988 and ratified on 27th January 1991. The Agreement, inter alia, provides that both countries shall inform each other of their nuclear installations and facilities, falling within its definition, on 1st January of each calendar year.
“Pursuant to the agreement, the list of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan was officially handed over to a representative of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. Simultaneously, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs also handed over the list of India’s nuclear installations and facilities to a representative of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.”
The FO also stated that Pakistan and India exchanged the lists of prisoners in each other’s custody through diplomatic channels.
