LAHORE: A writ petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday seeking a permanent ban on the online game, Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). A citizen named Tanveer Ahmed filed the petition through advocate Nadeem Sarwar, saying many deaths have been reported due to the negative effects of the game. He mentioned … Read more
The Punjab police have decided to present suggestions to the federal and provincial governments to outlaw the ‘dangerous’ popular online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). According to a spokeswoman, the decision was made in light of the unfortunate occurrence in Kahna last week, in which a teenage lad addicted to PUBG allegedly shot dead his own … Read more
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
The versatile actor Feroze Khan doesn’t understand why a game like PUBG is getting banned when there are other, more serious matters demanding the attention of the government. Taking to his Twitter account, the Khaani actor wrote, “ I really have no clue who is advising the government. Here stray dogs are killed stray cats … Read more
It’s been some time since the banning of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) in Pakistan. People on social media have been up in arms since the news broke, pleading with the government to unban the famous video game. Many notable celebrities have voiced their disappointment. Popular music artist Asim Azhar is the new Pakistani celebrity to express … Read more
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
Social media celebrity Waqar Zaka has reacted to Islamabad High Court’s decision of lifting the ban on PUBG. Online game PUBG has been made available for Pakistanis again and gamers thanked Waqar for fighting against the ban. [embedpost slug= “#Thankyouwqarzaka: PUBG Lovers Thank Waqar Zaka As IHC Lifts Ban”] In a recent tweet, he thanked … Read more
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
Efforts bore fruit as Islamabad High Court unbans PUBG in Pakistan. Netizens thanked social media celebrity Waqar Zaka for his efforts. Hashtag #thankyouwqarzaka is the top trend on Twitter today. BOL entertainment’s popular celebrity Waqar Zaka had earlier raised his voice against the ban. He had earlier demanded justice from authorities to lift the ban. … Read more
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
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
Due to the current ban on PUBG, Freestyle a PUBG mobile team from Pakistan was not given permission to participate in PUBG Mobile World League (PMWL) 2020 The team’s leader confirmed the news on his Instagram account that PUBG officials on Discord told the team being unable to play at the tournament due to the recent … Read more
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned the online game Players Unknown Battleground (PUBG) temporarily in Pakistan. With the ban, the future of many E-sports players gets at risk. One of famous celebrities Waqar Zaka has always been vocal about things which are not appreciated in Pakistan like the emergence of E-sports, as many people believe … Read more
