Pakistan court suspends temporary ban on PUBG; asks telecom regulator to restore game

A Pakistani court on Friday suspended a temporary ban on the popular online game PUBG and ordered the country’s telecom watchdog to restore the game.

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA’s) on July 1 banned the Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on complaints by some parents who said it was a source of addiction for the kids.

The ban was challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and the hearing was scheduled for July 24.

After hearing the case, Justice Amir Farooq declared the move as unlawful and ordered the telecom watchdog PTA to restore the game.

In his short order, the judge asked PTA to undo the ban.

The detailed judgment would be issued later on.