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PTA bans PUBG in Pakistan

PUBG takes another life of a teenage boy

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On Sunday, a 16-year-old boy from Lahore committed suicide after his parents stopped him from playing an online multiplayer game PlayersUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). This is not the first time when PUBG has claimed the life of teenagers in Pakistan. In June 2010, a 20-year-old boy committed suicide in Saddar Bazaar neighborhood in North Cantonment as … Read more

Man in Lahore suffers critical wounds after he fell from a building while shooting TikTok

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TikTok approaches PTA

A 20-year old man fell from the fourth floor of a building while shooting TikTok videos with his friends in Lahore early Thursday morning.

According to police, Malik Hamza, who hails from Gujranwala, was working in Lahore. He completed his night shift and then met his friends to shoot TikTok videos.

Qaiser Awan, one of his cousins, said that Hamza injured his neck, leg, and ribs during the fall. The doctors have declared his condition critical.

The police have seized his mobile phone and are investigating the case.

On Jule 21, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority issued a “final warning” to TikTok. The app has been asked to put in place a comprehensive mechanism to control “obscenity, vulgarity and immorality through its social media platform”.

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#ImranKhanPUBGKholo: More than 1 million PUBG players tweeting PM Khan to unban the game

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Pakistani gamers are standing in arms against the government over the continuing ban on popular mobile game PUBG following a court order to suspend the ban. The ban was imposed by the Pakistani Telecommunications Authority (PTA) on July 1, following complaints from parents who said the children were addicted to the game. Nevertheless, a Pakistani … Read more

Aamir Liaquat Hussain praises IHC’s order to unban PUBG

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Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) MNA Aamir Liaquat Hussain has termed Islamabad High Court’s decision to unban online game PUBG as an ‘exemplary move’. Taking to his twitter handle on Friday, Aamir Liaquat Hussain said the Islamabad High Court has given an ideal decision. He said Pakistanis nowadays have very limited sources of entertainment and … Read more

IHC orders to remove ban on online game PUBG

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Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday has ordered Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to remove ban on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) game. According to the details, the court has ordered to lift ban on the online game PUBG. Justice Aamer Farooq of the bench, while hearing the case announced the verdict that was reserved on July 14. … Read more

PUBG Ban: Fawad Chaudhry opposes PTA’s decision

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Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Science and Technology has said that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) should not force a ban on the popular multiplayer online battle game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). Taking to his twitter handle on Sunday, Fawad Chaudhry “PTA should not ban the game called PUBG. While I am personally against such ban”, he … Read more

LHC petition seeks ban on TikTok, says it is peddling vulgarity

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TikTok ban Pakistan

A lawyer approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday seeking its directives for the authorities concerned to ban highly popular social media app TikTok in Pakistan.

Advocate Nadeem Sarwar states in his petition that the video-sharing app is disastrous for the younger generation as it is not only leading to wastage of time and money but also peddling vulgarity.

Besides, he submitted, acts of blackmailing and harassment are on the rise because of TikTok. If not banned, it would prove to be harmful to the country’s social fabric, he added.

Therefore, he pleaded with the high court issued directives for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to impose a permanent ban on the use of TikTok.

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PUBG ban: PTA to take final decision today

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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has concluded hearing whether ban on online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) will be extended or removed.

The authority, earlier issued a hearing notice to all respondents. It had allowed them to join the meeting via video link because of the ongoing coronavirus situation.

Meanwhile, #PTALiftBanOnPUBG is trending on Twitter as social media users demand to lift PUBG ban from Pakistan.

A temporary ban was imposed on the battle royale game on July 1. The authority said it received ‘numerous complaints against PUBG wherein it is stated that the game is addictive, wastage of time and poses a serious negative impact on the physical and psychological health of children.’

Petitions were filed against the ban in the Sindh High Court (SHC) and the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

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PUBG Ban: Will the ban on the game be extended or removed?

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PUBG Season 8 Begins from July 22 on PC, July 30 on consoles

The fate of online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds  (PUBG) will be decided tomorrow that is July 9th by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). PTA will decide if the ban on the game will be extended or removed for the use. According to details, the authority has issued a hearing notice to all respondents. The meeting will … Read more

Teenager spends Rs1.6 million on in-app purchases and updates from PUBG Mobile

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An Indian teenager reportedly spent nearly 1.6 million Indian rupee ($21,424.9 US dollars) making in-app purchases and upgrades on the Mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). The boy has used the money not only to buy in-app purchases for himself but also to buy upgrades for his teammates. The media reports revealed that the 17-year-old … Read more

PTA website server gets down after banning PUBG in Pakistan

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) website has reportedly been down after it banned PUBG in Pakistan. According to PTA’s spokesman, the website’s server got down due to heavy traffic on the site. It is because of the public response to PUBG’s ban caused the traffic on PTA’s website. The spokesman further said that the PTA is … Read more

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