Social media has been buzzing with sensational claims that Salman Khan has been put on Pakistan’s terror watchlist. But Pakistan has now stepped in directly to put the rumours to rest. The country’s Ministry
of Information and Broadcasting says there is no truth to the reports linking the actor to its Anti-Terrorism Act.
The viral claims surfaced just days after Salman appeared at the Joy Forum 2025 in Riyadh, where a short video of him mentioning Balochistan during a panel chat triggered a flurry of comments online. Soon after, multiple posts alleged Pakistan considered the remark “controversial” — and had placed him under surveillance.
Pakistan says reports are ‘unverified and false’
In a post shared by its fact-checking team, the Ministry shared a screenshot of headlines widely circulating online that suggested Salman was added to Pakistan’s Fourth Schedule, a category meant for terror suspects. The ministry declared the news fake with a big red stamp across the screenshot.
The account wrote that there is no official record of Salman Khan appearing in any Pakistani security or interior list. It added that no notification existed on NACTA’s proscribed persons page either.
“No Pakistani government official statement, notification or entry was found on NACTA’s proscribed persons page or any Ministry of Interior / provincial Home Department gazette notifying Salman Khan’s inclusion in Fourth Schedule. All publicly available reports stem from Indian media outlets repeating the allegation, but none trace back to an official Pakistani watch-list publication or formal announcement.” It added, “In absence of verifiable primary evidence, the claim remains unverified and false. Given the optics, this appears to be a sensational headline rather than a substantiated fact.”
Rumour traced to Indian reports, says Pakistan
The ministry also claimed that the rumour appeared to be built on repeated reports from Indian media — with no primary verification from Pakistani agencies. The account called the chatter more of a sensational headline created for clicks than a credible update supported by facts.
Social media still buzzing
During a discussion at the Joy Forum 2025 in Riyadh, Salman Khan said, “Right now, if you make a Hindi film and release it here (in Saudi Arabia), it will be a superhit. If you make a Tamil, Telugu, or Malayali film, it will do hundreds of crores in business because so many people from other countries have come here. There are people from Balochistan, there are people from Afghanistan, there are people from Pakistan… everyone is working here.”
Despite the clarification, a section of social media continues to debate the original remark from the Riyadh event.
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