In March, they held up a convoy and slaughtered 22 people, including officials in the provincial administration of Sistan and Baluchistan.

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This year the provincial administration persuaded the ecclesiastical authorities to collaborate in marking the month of May, traditionally dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with a celebration that combined pagan and Catholic ritual.

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But until the bombings, at least there had been the prospect of a reduction in the friction between the central government and the Basque provincial administration.

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Army units, meanwhile, took control of the main Suez Canal administration building, provincial government buildings, banks and courts in Port Said, Gen.

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The PML-N administration set itself apart from other provincial governments with initiatives that critics called populist gimmicks but that gained public attention.

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But his target audience, civil servants at the federal, provincial and municipal levels plus students of public administration at Canadian universities, is large enough to propel him up the rankings.

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