The Shiv Sena on Thursday joined forces with the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS ) seeking ban on Pakistani artistes' participation in Indian TV shows. In fact, the MNS's parent party went a step ahead and even demanded that Pakistani cricketers be barred from playing in India.Reacting to a threat by MNS's films wing -- Maharashtra Navnirman Chitrapat Karmachari Sena (MNCKS) -- against hosting Pakistani singers on an upcoming TV reality show, Shiv Sena extended its support to the campaign.Agreeing with the MNS line, Rajya Sabha member of Shiv Sena Anil Desai said veteran singer Asha Bhosle should not share the stage with Pakistani artistes. He said his party would even oppose the conduct of an Indo-Pak match if it was held in Mumbai.The MNCKS had earlier urged Bhosle not to be a part of the show, Sur Kshetra, which is scheduled to go on air on September 8 on Colors and Sahara One channels. It even cautioned Colors against hosting Pakistani artistes. That saw filmmaker Boney Kapoor, who is on the board of Sahara, trying to pacify Thackeray urging him to soften his party's stand on the issue.Meanwhile, reacting to the MNS threat, BJP MP Kirti Azad said, "On one hand it is true that sports and art are beyond boundaries, but it is also true that we cannot compromise on national security for art or sports. We have been playing cricket with these countries, but it has not helped in improving our relations."Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan said, Thackeray had "no issue left so he is trying to politicise the matter". He said the MNS's protest was unjustified. He said if there is a threat to national security then only such bans could be sought otherwise there was no harm in Pakistani artistes' participation.