LAHORE – Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad Saturday said that 20 newtrains would be launched during thecurrent year including two VVIP trains with food supplies from any 5-starhotel.These VVIP trains would be launched within next six months, said SheikhRashid at a press conference, held at the PR headquarters here.He said that the Railways would try to operate 20 freight trains during2019; however, the target of the number of freight trains was 15.The minister said that Pakistan Railways was launching its own FM radioservice (Radio Pakistan Railways) on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basisto share Railways news with travellers and to entertain them.He disclosed that the railways was going to enhance salaries of PakistanRailways police to bring them on apar with the salaries of the Punjab Police.”I have verbally got approval of the increase in the salaries from thecabinet,” he added. He hoped that after the increase in salaries, theperformance of Railways policewould improve.He said the Railways had taken over the charge of Royal Palm Club after theSupreme Court verdict.”The Supreme Court has allowed Railways to lease out its property for fiveyears,” he added.The minister said that the work of installation of trackers in locomotiveswould be completed within the currentmonth.The minister thanked Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar for giving dead-line ofsixty days to all courts for decidingrailways 2,800 cases.