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The outstanding Islamic scholar, Shaikh Abdol-Hameed Isma\u2019eelzahi, alluded to some whispers of dividing \u201cSistan-Baluchistan Province\u201d and warned the authorities over removal of the word \u2018Baluchistan\u2019 on Friday, 01-March-2013 in Zahedan.<\/p>\n
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Khateeb of Ahl-us-Sunnah in the capital of Sistan-Baluchistan added more, \u201cIt has been heard some elements want division of the province; the thing that has worried all classes of the society is over deletion of the word \u2018Baluchistan\u2019 from the map of Iran. They suggest names for new provinces like \u2018Sistan\u2019, \u2018Makoran\u2019, \u2018Velayat\u2019 and etc. Baluchistan is an inseparable part of the history and identity of Iran. Some elements want to uproot people\u2019s national and cultural identity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Baluchistan\u2019 as a fact can be seen in historical documents; \u2018Sistan\u2019 was added to our province afterward. Everyone is worried over such sort of division; if it is necessary so the word of \u2018Baluchistan\u2019 must not be removed. It happened with Khorasan province as it was divided into three parts of Northern, Southern and Razavi (central) Khorasan. It was a logic partition of a big province, he underlined.<\/p>\n
Addressing authorities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Governor of Sistan-Baluchistan, he made it clear that all parts of Baluchistan society including scholars, professors of universities, students, tribal elders, men and women are anxious over the murmurs of removing Baluchistan. Remove of the word \u2018Baluchistan\u2019 is for pleasing a particular group in the province to marginalize people\u2019s national and religious identity.<\/p>\n
The member of International Union for Muslim Scholars urged if the MPs of the province keep silent or show negligence about the issue, people would never forgive them. The elected MPs of Baluchistan must follow up the case. We do not insist on division of the province; if there is no any other option, the views of people and their representatives must be taken seriously. We hope the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not try to make people dissatisfied. <\/p>\n
In another part of his sermon, Shaikh Abdol-Hameed Isma\u2019eelzahi indicated to the ongoing sectarian unrest in Pakistan and stated recently some members of the Shia community in Quetta and some Islamic scholars and Muftis in other regions were assassinated in Pakistan. It is very painful. Such incidents target the respect of Pakistan and her people and rulers. The Pakistani nation and ruling class must take the matter seriously; they should handle the crisis soon. <\/p>\n
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