Dough, any thoughts on this?
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* ISLAMABAD, May 28: President Mohammad Rafiq Tarar on Thursday
promulgated emergency in the country under article 232 of the
constitution with immediate effect in view of a threat of external
aggression.-AFP.
* The government has imposed a freeze till further orders on the
withdrawal of foreign exchange from foreign currency accounts,
Finance Minister Sartaj Aziz said on Thursday.
Mr Aziz, however, said the depositors could withdraw any amount
from these accounts in local currency after Friday, as there would
be no bank transactions in the country on Friday.
* The five nuclear tests sparked foreigners selling at the fag-end
of the session, leading the stock market to its new lows.