On 17 October 2025, at the panel discussion during the Joy Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which also featured actors Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, actor Salman Khan said: “Right now, if you make a Hindi film and release it here (in Saudi Arabia), it will be a super-hit. If you make a Tamil, Telugu, or Malayalam 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.” This comment sparked widespread discussion online.
In this context, a post is going viral on social media (here, here, and here) with claims that Pakistan has added actor Salman Khan to its Fourth Schedule, a list used to monitor individuals linked to extremist activity. The post links this move to his Riyadh remark, where he mentioned “Balochistan” separately from “Pakistan”. The post also includes a supposed notification from the Balochistan Home Department adding Salman Khan to the Fourth Schedule under Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997. Several Indian media outlets, including News18, Mint, The Telegraph, Moneycontrol, DD News, The Times of India, and Outlook, also reported on the claim. Let’s verify the claim made in the post in this article.
Claim: Pakistan has included actor Salman Khan in a list under its Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, used to monitor individuals linked to extremist or banned organisations.
Fact: There is no truth to the claim that Pakistan has included actor Salman Khan in a list under its Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, used to monitor individuals linked to extremist or banned organisations. The viral notification is created using an old notification. Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting fact-check unit clarified on 26 October 2025 that the claim is fake, unverified. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Upon examining the viral notification, we found several inconsistencies that indicate it is not genuine. The circular is dated 16 October 2025, while the panel discussion featuring Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan took place on 17 October 2025, the second day of the Joy Forum in Riyadh. This shows that the notification was issued before Salman Khan’s Balochistan remark. Moreover, the document contains multiple spelling and grammatical errors: “BALOCHISTAN” is written as “BALOCIIISTAN,” “Terrorism” as “Terrarism,” “Affiliated” as “Aftilisted,” and “Such person” as “Soch person.” These clear mistakes further confirm that the document is fabricated and not an official release. It also mentions a Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) number for Salman Khan, even though CNICs are issued only to Pakistani citizens (here, here). The number listed “52203-000000” contains 11 digits, whereas Pakistani CNIC numbers are 13 digits long, making it invalid.
We did a Google search using relevant keywords and found an X post (archived) by the Baloch Women Forum dated 21 October 2025, which included an official notification adding three individuals to the Fourth Schedule. A comparison revealed that the viral document had the same details as this notification — including the serial number, reference letter number in the first paragraph, text, date of issue, and placement of the stamp and signature, indicating that it was likely altered to falsely implicate Salman Khan.
We did not find any official information from the Pakistani or Balochistan governments, or any credible Pakistani media reports, indicating that Salman Khan was included in the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting fact-check unit, in an X post on 26 October 2025, clarified that claims of Salman Khan being placed on Pakistan’s “Fourth Schedule” under the Anti-Terrorism Act are fake, unverified.
To sum up, Salman Khan has not been added to any Pakistan list of individuals suspected of terrorism-related activities; the viral notification is fake.
