ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India have agreed to extend their bilateral agreement on reducing the risk from accidents relating to nuclear weapons for the next five years (2017-2022). This agreement came into force in 2007 and was subsequently extended for a period of five years in 2012. The agreement constitutes a part of the Nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) agreed between Pakistan and India. It is aimed at promoting a stable environment of peace and security between the two countries. It provides for the immediate exchange of information between the two countries in the event of any nuclear-related accident, under their respective jurisdiction and control, which could create the risk of radioactive fallout, with adverse consequences for both sides or create the risk of an outbreak of a nuclear war. Pakistan believes in the need for both sides to stay engaged for strategic stability in South Asia.