Section 1. The Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of SAARC at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu

1. The Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of SAARC at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu. 1. The provisions of all extradition treaties and arrangements applicable between Contracting States are hereby amended as between Contracting States to the extent that they are incompatible with this Convention. 1. Contracting States shall, subject to their national laws, afford one another the greatest measure of mutual assistance in connection with proceedings brought in respect of the offences referred to in Article I or agreed to in terms of Article II, including the supply of all evidence at their disposal necessary for the proceedings.