SAARC was founded to achieve the following aims & objectives;
1. Maximum promotion to the shipping amongst these seven countries.
2. Efforts for the agricultural development & growth as all these seven countries are basically agricultural.
3. Promotion of tourism to bring all the member countries closer with one another.
4. Laying maximum concentration on the agricultural research.
5. Making common development programmes and projects for the development of all seven countries.
6. Emphasizing scientific education in countries.
7. Making internal communication systems better & effective.
8. Initiating technical education in these countries at same the time.
9. Enhancing cultural cooperation amongst these seven countries.
10. The fourth conference was held in Islamabad in 1988 in which it was decided to invite other countries to join SAARC.