New Delhi, July 4 -- Slamming the central government for allowing Pakistan to participate in the upcoming Hockey Asia Cup, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday questioned the move, highlighting the hostilities between the two countries in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.

"Hockey Asia Cup is going to be held in Bihar. The Union Ministry of Sports has given an NOC to Pakistan's team to participate in it... If no one objects to it, BCCI will soon give permission to Pakistan to participate in the Cricket Asia Cup as well," ANI quoted Thackeray as saying.

"Now, when we are fighting a country's terror ideology, the central government wants our players to play hockey against the same Pakistan in our country, and cricket in...