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IHC orders to lift PUBG ban immediately

IHC orders to lift PUBG ban immediately
July 24, 2020
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ordered the government to lift the ban on online game Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) immediately. It is worth mentioning here that the decision comes a day after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had announced that PUBG will remain blocked in Pakistan. The decision to lift the ban was announced by Justice Amir Farooq while hearing a petition filed against the banning of the game. Earlier today, the PUBG will remain blocked in Pakistan, decided by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Friday. In a statement on the twitter, the PTA said it reached the decision to keep the game banned after a detailed hearing conducted at the PTA premises on July 9 on the directions of the Lahore High Court. It added that the hearing was attended by other interested parties also. The PTA said it also approached the PUBG management to share data about PUBG sessions and users in Pakistan and controls in place by the company. The response from PUBG is awaited, it said.