Pakistan: Why Imran government banned PUBG?

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The Islamabad High Court of Pakistan will soon decide whether the ban on the popular mobile game PubG is justified by the PTA i.e. Pakistan Tele Communication Authority.

The PTA has opposed the petition filed by PUBG in the court while Justice Farooqi, who is hearing the case, has asked the Pakistan Tele Communication Authority in the court “under which law you have imposed this ban”.

The lawyer of the PTA said something in his plea that a new debate has started in Pakistan.

He said, “Apart from all the things that harm the mental and physical health of children and young people, there are some non-Islamic items in the PUBG game”.

People know that in Pakistan some similar charges can be levied on Ticketock as the demand to ban it is increasing.

On the other hand, those who like Pabji have increased their voice against this decision of the government and the players and supporters of this game have threatened to protest in Punjab-Sindh area.

The reason

The pressure on Pakistan’s Imran Khan government to ban the PUBG game was increased when the news of some suicides not only appeared prominently throughout the country, but their aim was debated on TV channels for several days.

The case started in Lahore about two weeks ago when two young boys committed suicide. Police officials later told that their parents had forbidden them from playing PUBG, but their talk was ignored. After this, the police requested the PTA to ban the game. The PTA has also argued in the Islamabad High Court that children are deteriorating due to this game and, their time is being wasted. “

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There has been a lot of debate in the social media that whenever such issues occur in Pakistan, instead of finding solutions to them, it is banned directly.

Hashtags such as #UnBanPUBGPakistan and #PUBGKaJawabDou are going viral on Facebook and Twitter and most people who share them are of the opinion that “the government adopts a policy of getting rid of a matter rather than solving it”.

However, this is not the first time such strictures have been taken against any video game in Pakistan.

Associated Reporters Abroad’s South Asia correspondent Nayla Inayat wrote in the ‘The Print’ website, “This is not the first time that Pakistan has banned any video game. Games like Call of Duty and Medal of Honor were banned in 2013. Because in them Pakistan was shown as “hiding place of extremists”. Then in 2017, the ban on Valkyari Drive was why the issue of homosexuality was raised in it “.

What achieved

The big question is how much difference will this ban make, and there is no other intention behind this ban.

Many of Pakistan’s youth argue that the government “wants to please a particular section of society” by taking such an “undemocratic” decision.

According to Rehan Abbas, a college student living in Firdaus Colony, Karachi, “There have been lockdown situations for months, due to Corona, children and old people are finding comfort in all the houses and the government has banned pubis. Some people misused it, but 99% of them are not doing it.

Some others are of the opinion that how can the Government of Pakistan “ignore that PUBG is one of the most popular and revenue-earning mobile games in the world”.

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Obviously, such a step will force not only the game players but also the game-developers who are engaged in making entertaining mobile games.

Well-known TV host Waqar Zaka is of the opinion that, “This happened when YouTube was banned in Pakistan a few years ago. Even though it happened later, the digital industry would continue to suffer big losses with such decisions.” is”.

debate

The debate on the ban on PUBG in Pakistan now appears to be on the verge of taking political color.

Those keeping an eye on the country’s politics say that some of the decisions of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which came to power on “tremendous support of the youth”, have been seen against the youth.

But there is no doubt in this fact that even today in Pakistan, there is a big hand behind the popularity of Imran Khan, who was involved in his political movement for many years without any great success.

Of course, the question will arise whether the decisions taken on the popular pubji-like games in the youth will also affect the fan-base of Imran Khan.

Haroon Rashid, the editor of the Independent Urdu newspaper in Islamabad, says that “no one knows how popular Pabji is in Pakistan, these figures are there. Imran Khan has been identified as a right-wing conservative leader and he Also in the name of religion “.

This ban will reduce the young fan base of Imran.

He told, “Among young supporters, Imran has established himself as the Messiah and his devotees follow him with a blind eye. Recently one of his supporters and popular singer commented unkindly about Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. People came out in support of him. The reason was not the popularity of the singer, but the singer’s trust in Imran. Despite economic difficulties, energy shortages, directionless policies to deal with the corona virus, supporters of Imran prefer to remain silent on these issues, Do not raise questions. This is a big concern for Pakistan. “

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In Pakistan, the news of the “growing military influence” on the government of Imran Khan and its activities was also increasing in the last six months.

Although the Pakistan Army has “denied the interference of any kind” in the government’s work, it cannot even be dismissed in the light of political history.

Currently, Islamabad High Court has to tell its decision on the future of Pabji in Pakistan. Whichever decision will be in favor, it can also be challenged in the Supreme Court.

Aaron Rashid feels that the Imran government is taking some decisions indirectly as well.

He said, “Even though the Tele Communication Authority has told the court that this game is un-Islamic and vulgar, it did not tell which section of the government this opinion is. Obviously, PTA is also under the influence of those powerful agencies of the country. Is usually the one who makes all the big decisions. These agencies decide among themselves what is non-Pakistani, what is non-Islamic and remove that content. The issue is that at the time of winning elections, Imran’s Despite the slogan that brings ‘change’, nothing has changed. “

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