South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC, member nations have exchanged lists of banned groups during preparatory meetings. The lists were exchanged during a meeting of the SAARC Terrorist Offences Monitoring Desk in Islamabad yesterday ahead of a conference of Interior Ministers of the regional grouping on Saturday. The SAARC countries also expressed their determination to root out terrorism through a joint mechanism. The list prepared by Pakistan comprised 21 proscribed groups. The SAARC countries also shared information on the working of banned organisations in their respective territories.<br/>