After Salman Khan made a statement on Balochistan in Riyadh, the Government of Pakistan declared Salman Khan a terrorist, placing his name in the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has reportedly been declared a terrorist and placed under the Fourth Schedule of Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997. The development follows his appearance at the Joy Forum 2025 in Riyadh, where he spoke along with Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan on the growing popularity of Indian cinema in the Middle East.
Pakistan declares Salman Khan a ‘terrorist’: Why?
During a discussion at the event in Riyadh, Salman mentioned Balochistan and Pakistan separately and 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 Malayalam film, it will do crores of business because a lot of people from other countries have come here. There are people from Balochistan, there are people from Afghanistan, there are people from Pakistan.” are…everyone works here doing.” His comments on Balochistan angered the Pakistani government, which led to Dabang Khan being placed under the Fourth Schedule of Pakistan’s 1997 Anti-Terrorism Act, a blacklist of individuals suspected to be linked to terrorism, which includes strict surveillance, restrictions on movement and possible legal action.
update in progress…