51.   In Spinboldak, south of Kandahar near the Pakistan border, provincial authorities replaced tribal leader Mullah Akhter Jan on Monday, accusing him of spreading lawlessness and corruption.

52.   IRNA quoted provincial authorities as saying they had found clues indicating that the perpetrators of the Zahedan bombing had slipped into Iran from across the border.

53.   It said provincial authorities were investigating the bank accounts of the officials and intended to require them and their wives to repay the money they embezzled.

54.   It said provincial authorities were planning to use build-operate-transfer and build-lease-transfer schemes to attract foreign financing for many of the projects.

55.   It said provincial authorities worked through the night to save lives.

56.   It said provincial authorities would seek foreign financing for many of the projects.

57.   It said the two ministries would consult provincial authorities to decide when the schools should be reopened.

58.   Noted too was the high-sounding phrase used to honour provincial authorities for their development efforts.

59.   No immediate reaction was available from provincial authorities in Manipur and Assam.

60.   On Friday, provincial authorities arrested a villager who was allegedly involved in the kidnapping, according to Vice Governor Hem Bunheng.