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The 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.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY found no truth to the claim that Pakistan included Salman Khan on the list, and said the viral notification was created using an old notification. Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting fact-check unit clarified on 26 October 2025 that the claim was fake and unverified.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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