Overview
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s fact-check called the viral reports false and unverified, citing no entry on NACTA’s proscribed persons page or in Interior and provincial Home Department gazettes.
- An Express Tribune review found the circulating Balochistan Home Department “notification” was fabricated, pointing to misspellings and mismatched dates.
- Officials confirmed no Pakistani authority has issued a statement or notice placing the actor in the Fourth Schedule under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
- The allegation spread after Indian outlets and social posts repeated claims tied to Khan’s Joy Forum 2025 remarks mentioning people from Balochistan in Riyadh.
- News18 reported that Salman Khan denied the rumours, and discussion of his Riyadh comment continues on social media.