A LHC division bench
headed by Justice Atir Mahmood heard a petition seeking a citizen's ban on
popular online game, Faizan Maqsood, over its negative effect on children.
The petition said the PUBG has adversely affected children's personalities as it is a source of growing violent propensity among them.
Also, the PUBG has left a negative impact on children's decision-making ability, the petition read in the top provincial court. Play Store app asked the LHC to order removal of online game.
Upon listening to the claims, the court ordered the PTA to make a decision on the matter within six weeks.
It is important to note here that if the PTA agrees in favor of the petition filed in the LHC, Pakistan will not be the first country to prohibit online gaming.
Jordan outlawed the immensely successful but violent video game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in July 2019, citing its 'negative impact' on the people of the country.
Sometimes resembling the hit book and movie series "The Hunger Games," PUBG pits marooned characters against each other in a virtual battle to death, and has become one of the most popular mobile games in the world.
A source in Jordan 's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority warned that the game "had negative effects on its users, resulting in it being blocked officially."
The step follows similar bans in Iraq, Nepal, Gujarat Indian state and Aceh Province of Indonesia.
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