Pakistan urges world to take notice of Shiv Sena activities

E-Paper | June 14, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday requested the international community to take notice of the activities of India's hardliner political party Shiv Sena.

Foreign Office spokesman Qazi Khalilullah during the weekly briefing said that Pakistan has repeatedly expressed reservations over Shiv Sena's activities.

The FO spokesman maintained that Indian ambitions are destabilising the security situation in the region, while Pakistani missions worldwide have been exposing Indian designs in this regard.

Read: Shiv Sena activists threaten Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan

He urged India to refrain from entering into an arms race in the region and work towards improving the security situation.

About the recent earthquake, Khalilullah said that United Nations (UN) and a number of other countries have offered help but Pakistan has so far not decided to accept international help in this regard.

The spokesman said that Pakistan and Russia have agreed to jointly construct a gas pipeline and will welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit to Pakistan early next year for the project's ground- breaking ceremony.

Also read: Quake toll reaches 267, Nawaz announces relief package

On October 19, activists belonging to Shiv Sena attacked the Mumbai headquarters of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) just before Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan was to meet BCCI Chief Shashank Manohar to discuss a bilateral series scheduled to be held in December.

The activists shouted anti-Pakistan slogans and held posters that read 'Shahryar Khan go back', determined to stop Manohar from meeting his Pakistani counterpart. The protesters entered Manohar's office and crowded around his desk, shouting slogans.

The meeting was cancelled after the incident.

Earlier this month, Shiv Sena activists attacked Sudheendra Kulkarni, who organised a book launch in Mumbai for former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri.

Recently a concert of Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali, scheduled to be held in Mumbai, was cancelled after security concerns arose over threats issued by Shiv Sena activists.

Also read: 'Shiv Seniks' disrupt Pakistani play in India

Relations between the Pakistan and India are at their lowest ebbs with allegations of ceasefire violations and involvement in terrorism from both sides.

Planned talks between national security advisers from India and Pakistan were canceled in August hours before they were due to start, dashing hopes the two might tackle the violence that many fear could one day spark a nuclear showdown.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his speech at the 70th session of UN General Assembly earlier this month, presented a four point peace initiative to resolve all issues with India.

But India rejected the peace plan accusing Pakistan of promoting terrorism in the region, Pakistan handed over three dossiers of Indian involvement of terrorism inside Pakistan to UN chief.

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Aub

Oct 30, 2015 04:21pm

Oh you forgot to name RSS. Dont worry sir world is taking notice who is doing what.its we Indians and Pakistani who are sitting and blaming each other.

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Global Citizen

Oct 30, 2015 04:41pm

Criticism is valid but appreciate the good things in India too.

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Jag

Oct 30, 2015 04:42pm

Mesg to FO: Siva Sainiks only protest they never harmed anybody....

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Harmony-1

Oct 30, 2015 05:00pm

Fair request after Shiv Sena shenanigans with a number of Pakistanis and minorities in India.

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Oct 30, 2015 05:07pm

Sir, You complaint against Shiv Sena and India complaint against Lashkar, how long it continue, what decision world community can take ?

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Baba

Oct 30, 2015 05:07pm

They are detested by most Indians and have a very limited following restricted to some parts of the city of Mumbai.

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Rehman

Oct 30, 2015 05:07pm

Please talk about power crisis, water shortage and corruption once in a while. Blaming others has become a norm now a days

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Shikhar Soni

Oct 30, 2015 05:11pm

Does world really care of what just an aggressive political party is doing in the country.

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sana-1

Oct 30, 2015 05:16pm

World has more pressing issues to worry about, Shiv Sena and their activities in Mumbai , nobody cares about.

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A. Ali

Oct 30, 2015 05:24pm

I would insist in having a 'Man' as FM of Pak to decry all such issues. we lost USA tour bitterly since no FM was in place. we will lose this issue without resolve since no FM around.

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NAJAM-UL-AIN

Oct 30, 2015 05:38pm

Citizens of India and Pakistan are not violent at all..!! With no offence, but try to understand this extremism of just a political party (and not whole of India) with the help of another aspect: "Any segment in a society does not surely represent the society as a whole, believing this true, why Muslims are not considered as the followers of the most peaceful religion (same as followers of other religions consider themselves to be). But still, a majority of Non-Muslims believe/consider Muslims as terrorists just because of any segment's ideology. Surely, that majority is ignorant..!"

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Ahmer

Oct 30, 2015 06:06pm

Pakistan should send a dossier on Shiv Sena to UN Secretary General and the P5 countries.

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Must read this..

Oct 30, 2015 06:28pm

Here in USA,we live together,we ate together,we share our moments of joy,and sadness,yes we called ourselves as "Desi". All what RSS or Shev Sina says is for Indian to contain,and all what fanatics says in Pakistan is for Pakistan to control.The only problem is media hype,which exaggerate the news,inflate the news,which ofcourse create a negative affect socially.Media should not inflate,broaden the news more than it deserve.

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Kandhkoti

Oct 30, 2015 06:41pm

Shiv Sena has not caused more damage to anyone than to India itself which has lost its soft image of being secular country and has proved itself as an extremist country.

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khan

Oct 30, 2015 06:42pm

Shiv sena should be declared terrorist organisation by pakistan

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Vijay

Oct 30, 2015 07:09pm

@khan In what way this would affect Shiv Sena?

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sana-2

Oct 30, 2015 07:10pm

Good going NS! now janjua in line will further make things interesting.... India will taste its own medicine......raise each and every issue, it will take some time but we are in no hurry either.

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Harmony-1

Oct 30, 2015 07:18pm

@Jag - You claim "they never harmed anybody". Creating disharmony and communal divisions that result in mass riots is nothing to worry about then! Various writers, artistes protesting against rising intolerance , followed by more than 600 top scientists who have signed a letter to the president, the latest now the historians, it’s all meaningless then?

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Omer

Oct 30, 2015 07:29pm

@Jag forcing ink onto someones face, then saying pakistanis won't be tolerated, threatining actors life, and this is just publically made recent events, killing muslims over beef, please read into the history of bal thackery before defending shiveniks.

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Rahul Mohanani

Oct 30, 2015 07:31pm

Local elections are due in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena is using cheap hatred politics to gain votes of people

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M. Siddique

Oct 30, 2015 07:33pm

ISIS (India Shev Indian Sena) is a extremist organization and is the millitant wing of the ruling party in India (Bharat).

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Dr K

Oct 30, 2015 07:35pm

In a democracy parties like Shiv Sena are there. But the question is what wrong have they done?

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khusboo

Oct 30, 2015 07:38pm

@Harmony-1 they are all congress puppets in 1.2 billion people these mere people dont make any difference

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RSS_Supporter

Oct 30, 2015 08:32pm

The Pot calling the kettle 'black'

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Oct 30, 2015 08:59pm

@RSS_Supporter Agree.

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Oct 30, 2015 09:03pm

Despite best efforts by writers scientists ,sangh parivar is hard core against muslims and dalits. They want to crush human values with manu script. RSS must be banned by UNO.

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Arman

Oct 30, 2015 09:12pm

"Yes, during investigation of Samjhauta Express, Mecca Masjid and (Ajmer) Dargah Sharif blasts, we have found at least 10 names who have been associated with the RSS at some point or the other,"This is confession by Indian Home Secretary RK Sing. Instead of pointing fingers on Pakistan, India has to take care of RSS and other terror organizations.

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Sadhu

Oct 30, 2015 09:22pm

They have all right to show their anguish in their country.

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Oct 30, 2015 09:42pm

Every democratic country has such party

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Concerned Global Citizen

Oct 30, 2015 10:13pm

The world would take notice if the Shiv Sena trained and sent terrorists across the border to Pakistan. This posturing will not achieve anything.

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Changez_Khan

Oct 30, 2015 10:24pm

Shiv Sena is by far the most dangerous extremists organization in world. They are India's Taliban.

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Oct 31, 2015 01:19am

pak should apply economic sanctions on shiv-sena.

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Abdul Karim

Oct 31, 2015 01:26am

Don't make them famous in the world.

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Mustafa

Oct 31, 2015 02:53am

@Baba; 'have a very limited following restricted to some parts of the city of Mumbai.' Shiv Sena uses several front organizations, RSS/Sangh Parivar/Vishwa Hindu Parishad and BJP, all fanatics share a fantasy of a great India in the past and a great Indian superpower in the future.

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Mustafa

Oct 31, 2015 02:55am

@NAJAM-UL-AIN; 'Any segment in a society does not surely represent the society as a whole' But this segment got elected.

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Mustafa

Oct 31, 2015 03:04am

@Dr K; 'But the question is what wrong have they done? ' So stoning Mohommad Akhlaq to death is not wrong?? Burning Dalit children alive is not wrong??

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Mustafa

Oct 31, 2015 03:06am

@pk; 'Every democratic country has such party' But in a civilized democracy you can't burn children alive nor stone people accused of eating beef.

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Shahryar Shirazi

Oct 31, 2015 03:53am

While RSS' actions are shaming India at the international stage, to be fair, they have not harmed Pakistan. The point I am trying to make is this is India's internal problem and we may keep our nose out of it ...

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Al Karim

Oct 31, 2015 04:23am

@Dr K Dr., do you and I live on the same planet?

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Oct 31, 2015 05:52am

@Mustafa We are talking about SS. They have not killed any people but may have violated law.

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Sam

Oct 31, 2015 06:22am

Shiv Sena is a my-way or highway kind of organization which uses loud voices to suppress the voices of the opposition. 99.9% of Shiv Sainiks don't even own guns. They are just loud. That most of the time works. But they are losing elections after elections. That is not to say that Shiv Sena's activities are not to be condemned. Bihari's North Indians and South Indians and many in Bollywood have been at the receiving end of their wrath. If ink is extremism, then oh man. Even during the George Bush times, in US, careers of many singers were destroyed because they opposed Iraq war. People literally spat on actress Jane Fonda during her book launch function in US. "Democracy is not easy. You've gotta want it bad, 'cause it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say, 'You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.' "

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Sai

Oct 31, 2015 06:59am

@mustafa Though I do not agree with the policies of ShivSena, I would like to point out that: - They did not burn nor have ever burned any children. - They have not lynched anyone because of eating habits. .. abd nit have they lynched anyone. Just seeing the record straight.

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javed

Oct 31, 2015 08:30am

@Baba realy u see that wow

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Shabaash

Oct 31, 2015 12:34pm

Proud of Shivsena , otherwise Congress was hellbent on selling the country'

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aamchi mumbai

Oct 31, 2015 04:04pm

@Harmony-1 How does it affect you? Are you Indian?

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NAJAM-UL-AIN

Oct 31, 2015 05:43pm

@Mustafa yes and we all know how that happens to be...

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Murali - Neutral Indian

Oct 31, 2015 06:22pm

@Harmony-1 On the contrary, this is the attention that Shiv sena is desperately after... they need this oxygen of attention for their own survival. I am afraid any further attention will only embolden these regressive elements. I am sure the government in Pakistan knows this very well, so why are they drawing attention to the Shiv sena and giving them a lifeline?

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Murali - Neutral Indian

Oct 31, 2015 06:38pm

@aamchi mumbai I am Indian, and it does affect me very much. In any case, why does one have to be Indian to question this madness that goes around in the name of patriotism? What irks me (and also many other rational people) is some people appropriating patriotism to themselves and calling anyone who questions their parochial views as anti-national.

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