LAHORE: A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking a ban on the online multiplayer battlefield game PUBG in the country.
Petitioner Faizan Maqsood, a citizen of Lahore in his petition demanded a ban to be placed on the PUBG for its negative impact on children.
The petitioner in his petition stated that the game has a harmful and disturbing effect on the personalities of children around the country as it promotes violence.
The petitioner added that PUBG is also negatively affecting the decision-making ability of children and requested the LHC to remove the game from the Google Play Store.
The LHC in this regard, has ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to make the decision within six weeks. As of yet, there is no word on whether the decision will also affect PUBG on PC or not.
Pakistan would not be the first country to ban PUBG because of its violent nature. Last year in July 2019, Jordan, China, Iraq, Nepal, and the Indian state of Gujrat banned PUBG for its possible perverse effect on its citizens.
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