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LAHORE:
A letter written to the Punjab inspector normal of police (IGP) on Saturday sought a ban on on-line recreation Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG).
The letter was penned by SSP Liaqat Ali Malik on the directions of CCPO Zulfiqar Hameed. It talked about that the web online game has devastating impacts on the psychological well being of the youth and two incidents of suicide have been reported within the metropolis.
It said that extreme violence triggers aggressive behaviour among the many youth and so they change into hooked on the sport. The CCPO stated the sport needs to be banned and an consciousness marketing campaign needs to be launched.
A matric scholar had dedicated suicide in Gulshan-e-Abbass Phase-II a couple of days in the past. The boy was discovered hanging in his room. The police additionally noticed a smartphone beside the physique with the PUBG recreation app operating on it.
His dad and mom additionally confirmed to the police that they’d stopped the boy for taking part in the sport. In one other incident, a 20-year-old scholar of second yr on the FC College University Lahore additionally reportedly dedicated suicide after being scolded by his dad and mom for taking part in the PUBG. The sufferer recognized as Jonty Joseph was dwelling in North Cantonment. On the day of the incident, his father reportedly reprimanded him for taking part in the PUBG for an extended interval.
He took the punishment so severely that he locked himself inside a room. The subsequent day when he didn’t open the door, the household broke it and located him hanging.
The sufferer additionally labored part-time to help the household financially and after work would stay busy in enjoying the sport late at evening.
On May 18, a person approached the Lahore High Court to ban the online game. “The recreation has a unfavorable impression on youngsters. They have gotten extra ruthless and violent,” maintained the petitioner.
The PUBG, which has been developed by a South Korean firm, is a 2017 survival recreation by which gamers are dropped onto an island to battle it out in opposition to others. The multiplayer recreation permits gamers from everywhere in the world to compete in opposition to one another or in groups.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 28th, 2020.
