Lahore, 1st July 2020: Pakistan has imposed a temporary ban on the online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds famously known as PUBG.
According to Baaghi TV, PTA confirmed on Wednesday to impose a temporary ban on an online game PUBG.
This decision was taken after the authority 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.
PUBG has been developed by a South Korean company in 2017, it is a game of survival in which players are dropped onto an island to battle it out against others.
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The multiplayer game allows players from all over the world to compete against each other or in teams. Players attack and kill each other in the game and the more you win, the higher you rank. It has garnered 34.2 million downloads worldwide so far.
As per the recent reports, few cases of suicide in Lahore have been linked with the young children playing this online game.
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On June 20, a 20-year-old took his own life in Saddar Bazaar in North Cantonment. The police said that his parents had stopped him from playing the online game.
Three days later, another suicide was reported in Hanjarwal. The DIG Operations Ashfaq Ahmed Khan said that they found the young man’s cell phone in the room and the PUBG app was running on it.
This online game is imposing a threat to our youth, creating anxiety and frustration, so the Pakistan government has taken a stance to temporarily impose a ban in the country.
Stay tuned to Baaghi TV for further updates!
