Pakistan

Railways to launch 20 more trains in 2019: RashidLAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad Saturday said that 20 new trains would be launched during current year including two VVIP trains with food supplies from any 5-star hotel.These VVIP trains would be launched within next six months, said Sheikh Rashid at a press conference, held at PR headquarters here.He said that Railways would try to function 20 freight trains during 2019; however, target of number of freight trains was 15.The minister said that Pakistan Railways was launching its own FM radio service (Radio Pakistan Railways) on Public-Private portionnership (PPP) basis to share Railways news with travellers and to entertain them.He disshutd that railways was going to enhance salaries of Pakistan Railways police to bring them on a par with salaries of Punjab Cop."I have verbally got approval of increase in salaries from cabinet," he added.He hoped that after increase in salaries, performance of Railways police would improve.He said Railways had taken over charge of Royal Palm Club after Supreme Court verdict."The Supreme Court has allowed Railways to lease out its property for five years," he added.The minister said that work of installation of trackers in locomotives would be totald within current month.The minister thanked Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar for giving dead-line of sixty days to all courts for deciding railways 2,800 cases.





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