51. But Khalili avoided directly answering if Bamiyan would see the same battles experienced in Gardez if a governor was appointed by Kabul. 52. The news, given in a statement published after a cabinet meeting, coincides with the establishment of an interim management committee while a new bank governor is appointed. 53. This breaks with past practise when the governors were all appointed by the president. 54. Under Indian law, the governor is appointed by the central government, whereas the chief minister is elected in a state-wide ballot. 55. Under Indian law, a governor is appointed by the central government while the chief minister is elected in a state-wide ballot. 56. Unrest was brewing in two eastern Afghan provinces as the interim government struggled to appoint governors and settle competing claims by rival tribal warlords. 57. Previously the Taiwan governor had been appointed by the premier. 58. The deputy governor is formally appointed by the Queen on the advice of the prime minister, who is in turn guided by the chancellor. 59. The president also appointed new governors in the eastern oil region of Shabwa and in Lahej, a province just north of Aden. |