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PUBG and Pakistan – The Bans and The Haraam Fatwas

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there is a platform that did not approve of the game. Dar-ul-Iftaa, a religious school in Karachi, has issued a fatwa against PUBG.

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It is safe to say that PUBG – PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the most popular real-time game on our smartphones these days. The game has over 100000 users online at any given time. This number went as high as 2 million in recent months. 

PUBG has taken all platforms by storm ever since it got out. It is supported on all popular platforms, including Android, iOS, PS4, and Xbox. However, there is a platform that did not approve of the game. Dar-ul-Iftaa, a religious school in Karachi, has issued a fatwa against PUBG.

PUBG and Pakistan - The Bans and The Haraam Fatwas

Scholars from Dar-ul-Iftaa were asked if it was permissible to play PUBG under the injunctions of Islam. According to reports, the school has issued a detailed fatwa in response. The language of the fatwa is strict with it terming people who play PUBG as exiled from the circle of Islam.

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The question was put to the institute to verify if they had issued any fatwas regarding PUBG.

The Fatwas

To this, they replied that because of the addictive nature of the game, people are avoiding their religious and even worldly responsibilities and such a play/sport cannot be allowed under the injunctions of Islam.

The fatwa goes into detail and says that the mysterious jungle mode on the game requires praying to and worshiping idols. This act is equivalent to Shirq and can never be allowed. Even if the person is not bowing down himself, but his character is. This act gives out a false impression that you can pray to other entities other than Allah. According to Dar-ul-Ifta, any person following such a thing is no longer from Islam as he would be committing shirk.

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There are other fatwas by Dar-ul-Itfa which state that one who bows down in the game will have to renew their faith in Allah. If they are married, they will have to renew their marriage (nikkah) as well. Furthermore, you can renew your faith in Allah in private, but the renewal of nikkah requires witnesses. 

Is It Haram To Play PUBG?

Other information in the fatwa was that the game itself is not haram as long as the player avoids non-Islamic practices. Additionally, they still said, in the fatwa that the player will not be expelled from Islam. But, will still be committing sin. Added to that, it is appreciable that in the past PUBG has taken down such content when it received backlash from the public.

The latest fatwa says that agreeing to a shirk based game cannot be allowed. It is not a compulsion in Islam to absolutely play PUBG. It is a luxury, not a necessity. hence the fatwa suggests against doing that at all costs.

Previously, PTA (Pakistan Telecommunications Authority) placed a ban on PUBG owing to wasting time and having indecent content. But, PUBG was quick to patch the content and introduce a new update. 

Liaoning Healthy Silk Road Project, First China-Pakistan Eyecare Center

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Liaoning Healthy Silk Road Project, First China-Pakistan Eyecare Center

China-Pakistan Healthcare Cooperation – First Eyecare Center Under the Liaoning Healthy Silk Road Project

Authorities in Pakistan and China are implementing a joint eyecare project for adolescents and children. The effort will aim to establish a health corridor in Pakistan along the same lines as a trade corridor.

Authorities from the Pakistan Embassy in China and the Liaoning Provincial Development held a signing ceremony. The ceremony was held in the capital Beijing on September 29.

Liaoning Healthy Silk Road Project, First China-Pakistan Eyecare Center

In the ceremony, the Minister of Pakistan in China, the representatives from the International Cooperation Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Belt and Road Construction Promotion Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Chinese Private Economic International Cooperation Chamber of Commerce, the Liaoning Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Liaoning Branch of China Export Credit-Insurance Corporation, and Eye Clinic Representatives from other institutions were present.

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Liaoning Health Silk Road Action Adolescents Eye Health Comprehensive Project

Liaoning provincial development was shortlisted by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission. The selection was mainly because of its expertise in medical technology, medical equipment, medical products, and training of medical personnel.

Wang Zhuoming said that the eyecare project falls under the Liaoning Silk Road Health Cooperation. This cooperation aims to build a sustainable and healthy future for the whole world. Mr. Wang serves as the deputy director of the Liaoning Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

“The Liaoning Health Silk Road Action Adolescents Eye Health Comprehensive Project in Pakistan has been launched this time, and it is an important public health cooperation project serving Pakistan’s society and people’s livelihood” he added.

The representative from the Embassy of Pakistan, Mr. Ahmed Farooq, said that the project help improves the outdated methods. It will promote screening through state-of-the-art smart medical methods and establish electronic eye health files for students. Furthermore, he believes that this endeavor will benefit around two million children. Mr. Farooq holds the office of the Deputy Chief of Mission.

Increased Cooperation Across All Fronts

The project kicks off by starting the training of local professionals in Pakistan. The local ‘eyes team’ will then be able to manage and be part of basic equipment upgrades, advanced medical technology, and ophthalmology personnel training programs. 

“The project will boost our cooperation with China in the field of eye health, and help the Liaoning Health Silk Road Action to move forward to a high level of open cooperation. He further said Pakistan fully supports the Belt and Road initiatives,” Ahmed Farooq added.

The project is part of bigger initiatives between the two countries that further strengthen their bonds. Moreover, the aims of the project are in line with other projects. This includes the Silk Route revamping project and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China.

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The addition of healthcare cooperation along the same lines as trade cooperation will benefit Pakistan a lot in the long run. The project will see an increase in technology and knowledge transfer while enabling better access to affordable healthcare not only in Pakistan but to all countries falling under the Belt and Road Initiative. 

Projects like these will benefit society as a whole while taking care of the health and safety of the people.

Pakistan has banned TikTok | When we see it working again?

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Pakistan has banned TikTok | When we see it again | themultinews

Chinese social media app TikTok has banned in Pakistan because of its immoral and indecent content.

 

Keeping in view too many complaints from all sectors of the society, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued instructions before blocking the TikTok.

Despite receiving several warnings, TikTok has never improved its app to prevent users from unethical and vulgar content. PTA kept in view all the complaints, TikTok reckless behaviour, nature of the content being constantly posted on TikTok and banned this app.

On 9th October 2020, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued instructions for blocking of the application.

In Pakistan, over 43 million people are addicted to this app. From all across the globe, TikTok has been installed by more than 2.2 billion people. According to the analytics firm Sensor Tower, this app is 12th largest installed app in the world.

When we see TikTok working again?

Tiktok is owned by the China-based company ByteDance. The company responded shortly after getting banned in Pakistan. The ByteDance said, “we are committed to following the law wherever the app is offered,”.

While in a narrative it is said that, “We have been in regular communication with the PTA and continue to work with them. We are hopeful to reach a conclusion that helps us continue to serve the country’s vibrant and creative online community,”. “We have sound measures to help ensure a safe and welcoming platform for users. Including easy mechanisms to report content that violates our terms and comprehensive Community Guidelines, which are available in Urdu,”. TikTok also mentioned that its top priority is to keep the in-app environment healthy, safe and positive.

On the other side, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has declared that “Authority is open for engagement”. And “will review its decision subject to a satisfactory mechanism by TikTok to moderate unlawful content”.

Pakistan has banned TikTok | When we see it again? | themultinews

It means both sides are open for discussion to this matter. There are high possibilities for the TikTok to satisfy the Pakistani government by curbing its rules and regulations. So the good news is, maybe you can see TikTok working in Pakistan after resolving all the issues between ByteDance and PTA. However, the company is leaned to the government in accepting all the conditions.

TikTok—Under pressure from regulators across the globe

It seems like TikTok left no more for the people of earth. As some countries have banned and many are thinking to take action against it. On 29 June 2020, TikTok has banned in India by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. With a statement that “they were prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order”.

Japan is also thinking of inflicting a ban on the application nationwide. Indonesia and Bangladesh also considered this issue and have banned TikTok. Indonesia has banned this platform in 2018, authorities then overturned which.

Some other countries, like the US, gave a deadline to it. The American company “Microsoft” wants to buy TikTok as it has a lot of security issues which Microsoft can resolve. On 6 August 2020, Donald Trump has signed over the executive order to ban TikTok in 45 days if it has not sold by ByteDance.

On August 2020, again trump has signed over an executive order giving ByteDance 90 days to sell it or spin off its business from the US. Trump declared that “there is credible evidence that made him believe that ByteDance might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the US.

On 23 September 2020, TikTok has requested a preliminary injunction to prevent the app from being banned by the Trump administration. The preliminary injunction approved by justice Carl J. Nichols on September 27.

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Prime Minister has banned the TikTok and wants to conserve the Nation

From the first day, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was really youth concerned. He always tried to motivate the nation and want them to make a mark on the world.

Recently The news quoted information minister Shibli Faraz said that in the view of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the social media apps are badly harming the society. These apps are making the young generation lazy and less motivated to achieve any status in society. So they should ban these.

While talking to the publication, Shibli Faraz said: “PM is extremely concerned about the growing vulgarity and obscenity in the society”. And “has directed all the relevant sectors to stop the trend before it destroys our religious values”.

The information minister said that the Prime Minister had discussed this issue with him not once or twice but 15 or 16 times. He wants a comprehensive strategy to curb “vulgarity” being spread in the society through Social media.

COAS Bajwa Inaugurates Software Technology Park in Gilgit-Baltistan

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COAS Bajwa inaugurates Software Technology Park in Gilgit-Baltistan

Chief Of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Inaugurates First Software Technology Park in Gilgit-Baltistan

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the province of Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday, Oct 8. During his visit to Skardu, he was briefed about the situation along the line of control. He visited the front lines and went through the operational preparations of the Force Command Northern Areas (FCNA). During his brief stay at Gilgit, the Chief of Army Staff inaugurated the first software technology park in the province of Gilgit Baltistan.

ISPR Press Releases

#COAS visited Skardu and Gilgit today. On arrival at Skardu, COAS was briefed on latest situation and operational preparations of FCNA troops deployed along #LOC. Interacting with officers and men, COAS appreciated their high morale, operational readiness (1/4) pic.twitter.com/Y4aKjtJYks

— DG ISPR (@OFFICIALDGISPR) OCTOBER 6, 2020

COAS Bajwa inaugurates Software Technology Park in Gilgit-Baltistan

Further elaboration from the press release from ISPR.

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The ISPR asserts that the initiative will act as a “trigger for the development of the cyber industry” in the rapidly progressing Gilgit-Baltistan area.

The IT industry is the future of any country. The IT-related exports are skyrocketing, and such IT parks will help a lot in further expanding this industry. Moreover, the location of Gilgit city is along the Asian Highway 1 and is part of the National Highway Network. 

This puts Gilgit right on the road that connects China in the north to Gwader Sea Port in the south. Hence, the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan will prove to be a pivotal city in the future. 

The presence of an IT park in such a city will prove its worth in the coming time. This will help in greater digitization while contributing to the development of these areas.

Special Communications Organization

The project is spearheaded by the Special Communications Organization that is operated by the Ministry of IT and Communications Pakistan. SCO is operating several high-profile projects in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan. Added to that, SCO is pursuing projects that will help realize the dream of a digital and better Pakistan.

To put that in perspective, there are 14 such IT parks in the country. But, most of these are in the major three cities of Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. People from all over Pakistan do not get the same exposure as the professionals who can work at these facilities. 

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COAS is hopeful that this IT park will fuel innovation in both defense communication and IT. Furthermore, the initiative will aim to harness the raw talent that youth possess and will provide essential help in developing a digital and more empowered Pakistan.

Turkish TV Series Storm the Cannes MIPCOM Expo

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Turkish TV Series Storm the Cannes MIPCOM Expo

Turkish TV Series Storm the Cannes MIPCOM Expo

 

Conveying a huge traditional value, Turkish drama series after grabbing attention around the world are now being showcased at the world’s largest content expo MIPCOM.

This world’s leading meeting point has gathered 14,000 top industry professional representatives, 2,000 exhibitors, 5,000 formats and content recipients from 110 countries.

The ATVs outstanding productions “Hercai” and “Kurlus Osman” have swept the festival.

The expo is being organized in the Cannes—a town of France. An ATVs standard-setting series “Hercai” was at Cannes with the entire cast. The cast attended the Q&A and networking session with the visitors and embraced the love and the respect of their fans.

Leading actors of the series Akın Akınözü, Ayda Aksel and Ebru Şahin, and the directors Cem Karcı and Benal Tairi, who was accompanied by AtresMedia’s head of sales and acquisitions, attended the session.

The visitors were excited to see the posters of their favourite series, which were hanged all over the Cannes. The celebrities also took pictures and shake hands with their fans, which makes them more delighted and obsessed with their favourite heroes once again.

Another series “Sıla” and “Sen Anlat Karadeniz” got an enormous number of fans around the world and was presented at the Cannes.

 

Turkish TV Series Storm the Cannes MIPCOM Expo

 

ATVs new series “Kurlus Osman” was also the centrepiece at the fair. An Ottoman-style tent was mounted at the garden of Le Grand Hotel as a symbol which drew exceptional attraction for sectoral pioneers, visitors, and the international press.

At the launch of this tent, the producer Mehmet Bozdağ described that their ancestors built the marvellous empire from the tiny tent. He said, “The Ottoman” would tell the story of how an empire was established on the concepts of love and devotions.

However, 7,000 to 10,000 of visitors are expected in the coming days by the organizers. According to the statement by Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO), a chamber has organized a trade delegation with the help of the Trade Ministry to attend the MIPCOM expo. This event is carrying out all its activities gleamingly and will end on 16 October.

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