Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry, on Friday announced that an “exciting framework” for electronic sports, or e-sports, is likely to be revealed soon.
“E-sports will be [a] new sensation in Pakistan and the region exciting framework is in the offing,” Fawad Chaudhry wrote on Twitter.
“Hope kids out there are all set to make it to top teams… wishing you all the best, guys,” he added.
The minister had revealed a couple of days earlier that e-sports would now get the status of regular sports in the country.
Announcing the good news for Pakistan’s gaming enthusiasts, Chaudhry had announced on Twitter that the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and the Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard “after which e-Sports will get regular sports status”.
“If you are interested in video games, get ready and new opportunities are waiting for you,” he had written.
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Moreover, the federal minister had voiced his concerns earlier when the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) was pondering permanent bans on various apps and services, including PUBG, the popular online battle-royale game officially known as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Following the PTA’s warning to the apps over “immoral, obscene and vulgar content”, Chaudhry shared his thoughts about the ongoing “moral policing and ban approach” in the country, saying it was not okay to go on banning apps left, right, and centre, as it would “destroy [Pakistani] tech industry”.
“If you are interested in video games, get ready and new opportunities are waiting for you,” he had written.
The federal minister had voiced his concerns earlier when the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) was pondering permanent bans on various apps and services, including PUBG, the popular online battle-royale game officially known as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Following the PTA’s warning to the apps over “immoral, obscene and vulgar content”, Chaudhry shared his thoughts about the ongoing “moral policing and ban approach” in the country, saying it was not okay to go on banning apps left, right, and centre, as it would “destroy [Pakistani] tech industry”.
