An online multiplayer game PlayersUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) reportedly claimed the life of a teenager in Ichhra area of the metropolis on Sunday, the police said. According to police, the deceased youth, aged 16, committed suicide after being stopped for PUBG gameplay anymore. The latest incident of suicide was followed by two deaths of young boys in Lahore in June 2010, where a 20-year-old youth took his own life in Saddr Bazaar neighbourhood in North Cantonment and a 16-year-old boy claimed his own life in Gulshan-e-Abbas Phase 2 area.
Shehryar’s brother Shoaib told investigators that they belong to Quetta and his brother was an addict of the online game.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on July 20 had lifted the ban on the most popular online game Player Unknown’s Battleground (PUBG).
Taking to the social networking website, Twitter, a spokesperson for PTA said that representative of the PUBG welcomed their feedback on the issue and assured that the concerns of PTA would be taken into account.
PUBG is one of the most popular online games with millions of downloads and a huge fan base. Unhealthy practices by gamers and addiction have led to some deaths in the past too.
