The other day Salman Khan at the event in Dubai sparked a huge debate by naming Balochistan as a separate nation from Pakistan.
He 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 Malayali 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."
Following his comments Pakistan branded Salman Khan a terrorist. Reports suggest the actor has been placed under the 4th Schedule of Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act, allegedly labeled an “Azad Balochistan Facilitator.”
Baloch separatist leaders hailed Salman Khan statement. Mir Yar Baloch, a prominent advocate for Baloch independence, stated that Salman’s words had “brought happiness to six crore Baloch people. By recognising Balochistan as distinct, Salman Khan has done what many nations hesitate to do. It’s a powerful act of soft diplomacy that strengthens the global awareness of our identity."