There was controversy in Pakistan because Salman Khan called Balochistan a separate state in Riyadh. Rumors of declaring him a terrorist spread on social media, but the Pakistani ministry called these claims false and unverified.
The news of Pakistan declaring Bollywood actor Salman Khan a terrorist had recently gone viral on social media. Earlier, he had participated with Shahrukh and Aamir Khan during an event organized in Riyadh. Here he described Balochistan as a separate state from the country of Pakistan. Now, the actor has not given any explanation as to whether he slipped his tongue or said this intentionally. Earlier, Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has given clarification on this matter.
What is the truth of calling Salman Khan a terrorist?
The official Fake Fact Check team of the Pakistan Ministry has given a statement on Twitter (now X) on the news in which Salman was included in the terrorist watch list. The tweet contained a screenshot of a title that read: ‘Pakistan puts Salman Khan on terror watch list after comments on Balochistan’. The screenshot had a stamp reading ‘Fake News/Unverified’.
Did Indian media spread confusion?
This claim was highlighted in this news, in which news portal reports in India were cited. In which it was said that after making comments about Balochistan, Salman Khan has reportedly been put in the “Fourth Schedule” under Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act, and he has been declared a “facilitator of terrorism”.
What did Pakistan’s Information Ministry say?
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It further said, “All publicly available reports have arisen from repeated airing and dissemination by Indian media outlets, but none of them are related to any official Pakistani watch list publication or formal announcement.”
In conclusion, the Pak MoIB said, “In the absence of verifiable primary evidence, this claim is unverified and false. Given the visualization, it appears to be a sensational headline rather than a proven fact.”