India, Pakistan renew nuclear agreement

India and Pakistan, in a rare confidence-building measure, renewed an agreement on Wednesday not to attack each other’s nuclear installations and facilities, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

‘‘As part of the agreement, both the countries are required to exchange, on the first working day of every year, information on their nuclear installations and facilities. Accordingly, information on nuclear installations and facilities was exchanged today through diplomatic channels,’’ the statement said.

The exchange of information effectively means the two countries cannot attack each other’s nuclear installations and related facilities. A year ago, the lists were exchanged even during the biggest military build-up along the border.