The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on
Friday ordered the government to lift the ban on online game PlayerUnknown's
Battlegrounds (PUBG). The decision to lift the ban was announced by Justice
Amir Farooq, while hearing a petition filed against the banning of the game.
The decision came a day after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
had announced that PUBG will remain blocked in Pakistan. PTA, posted shortly after midnight, in
which the authority announced that the game would remain blocked in the
country. It 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".
The IHC has ordered the PTA to issue written or verbal decision
within one week on complaints received against the game from
different sections of the society.
It may be mentioned here that the PTA had imposed ban on July 02, on PUBG game in Pakistan. The PTA had adopted the stance that it had banned the game temporarily after receiving complaints from various sections of the society. The complaint had stated that the game was wastage of time and it had negative impact on physical and mental health of children.
However, the petitioner had stated in its plea that the PTA had banned the game without giving it an opportunity to express its stance.
The decision was announced in a short order issued by justice Amir Farooq. A detailed judgement will be issued later.
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