Just over a couple of days ago, we reported that Pakistan is going to ban PUBG citing its violent impact on kids, now the government of yet another South Asian country, Nepal has banned battle royale game.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is one of the most popular and addictive smartphone games around the world and authorities and parents in Nepal are worried that kids and teenagers could get mentally affected by it. Citing the potential threat to the young generation, the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) issued the ban at the request of the country’s federal investigation agency.
The most affected are the economies of two peace friendly nations. Yes you guessed it right. The people of the USA and Pakistan have been so indulged in the game that slowly they are forgetting that their country men have being doing the same in real life even before the game got released.
The Government of both these countries showed their concern when a report released by United Nations Peacekeeping body mentioned that shooting incidents in both these countries have shown a sudden downfall. People are spending more on mobile phones while the guns are remaining unsold.
Since then the governments have advised its people to do things at which they are good at and has banned PUBG.
Donald Trump tweeted, “Americans are not doing much to keep the USA in news. No new shooting incident is getting recorded in CCTV. What’s their use then? We have such a big defence budget but what’s the use when arms and ammunition aren’t used by the general public? Also, there is a slowdown in demand from Pakistan’s side. It’s too fast for them to act on China’s orders.”
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has also raised some similar concerns on the addiction of PUBG. He said, “Since when we have mobile phones in hands and not grenades? Since when we are teaming up and not attacking each other? Please go out and keep the fatal atmosphere of Pakistan alive. Our country must not be peaceful.”
The youth of Pakistan is ridiculing its government’s decision to ban the game as it was the only place where they had the hope of getting chicken dinner.
Prime Minister Of Pakistan Imran Khan stated that while there haven’t been any incidents stemming from the game specifically, parents do have concerns that it was distracting kids from school work or other duties. The government has ordered internet servers providers and mobile providers to block access to the game.
“Parents and schools had complained that the game was affecting their children’s studies and making them more aggressive. When we consulted with psychiatrists, they also said that the violence in the game can make people aggressive in real life.”
In its efforts to seek a banning order on PUBG, MCD turned to the Kathmandu District Court yesterday. The district court granted the request, with the MCD sending a letter to the NTA that same day.
Meanwhile, PUBG has a large user-base in Pakistan and apparently, Pakistani govt is also worried about the impact of this game, that’s why ISPR has released PUBG copycat, Glorious resolve.
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