LAHORE, June 9: Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan on Friday said that the Trade Policy for 2006-07 would be announced by the middle of next month.

“The new policy will focus on enhancement of exports through exploring new markets for Pakistan products,” he said while talking to APP at the inaugural ceremony of a road project in Eastern Lahore locality of Mian Mir Colony.

The minister said that efforts were being made to achieve current year’s $17 billion export target. “This will be a great achievement if we touch this mark,” he added.

He said that a group had been formed to explore the ways to conclude a free trade agreement with Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean).—APP