IHC directs PTA to unban PUBG in Pakistan | Facts Lust

PUBG unbaned in Pakistan

Islamabad High Court directed PTA to unban PUBG(Player Unknown's Battlegrounds) on Friday. This decision was announced in short order by Justice Amir Farooq. A detailed order will be issued late. PUBG one of the most addicting games was banned on July 1 due to numerous complaints regarding suicides, mental health and wastage of time.

On July 09, PTA decided to not lift the ban on PUBG. They said that the decision has been made by the Authority after a detailed hearing conducted in PTA on July 9 on the directions of the Lahore High Court.

Press Release: PTA has decided that online game Players' Unknown Battle Ground (PUBG) remains blocked. The decision has been made by the Authority after a detailed hearing conducted in PTA on July 9 on the directions of the Lahore High Court.

— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) July 23, 2020

PTA further added that it had approached the gaming company to share data about PUBG sessions and users in Pakistan and was waiting for their response.

Since the ban #Pubgunban was trending on social media. Many people protested to unban PUBG in Pakistan. They said that it has been a source of their income.

Minister of Science and Technology twitted that he was against all such bans:

Well I against all kinds of general bans, such attitude is killing tech industry we cannot afford such bans, I hope concerned minister @SyedAminulHaque ll take note of this ban and PTA ll be instructed not to encourage such bans as it hinders tech growth in the long run https://t.co/GiEcFpbzDN

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 19, 2020

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