Pakistan Inks MoU For Nation’s First E-Gaming Tournament
Around 567 teams will be participating in the national tournament and prize money worth Rs 10 million will be awarded to the winners
The ruling government has laid hands on another milestone as the federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for organization of the first national e-gaming tournament in Pakistan.
Pakistan recognized e-sports as a regular sport on January 12 after an agreement between Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF).
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Taking to his Twitter handle, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced Pakistan’s inclusion in the e-sports arena.
Sharing more details, the minister said Free Fire League will be the first national e-sport event in the country’s history.
The event will provide young gamers an opportunity to become a millionaire if they make it to the finals, he added.
Excited to partner Pak first nation wide E-Gaming event with Garena and Bigo, young boys and girls ll have a chance to become a Millionaire if they are crazy enough to make it to finals…… all the best pic.twitter.com/qGY90wCSy6
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 19, 2021
The league has been designed by the famous Singaporean game developing company Garena while Bigo is sponsoring the event.
Around 567 teams will be participating in the inaugural online tournament and prize money worth Rs 10 million will be awarded to the winners besides providing them a chance to compete globally.
This new initiative has been welcomed by the game enthusiasts however some still found fault with it.
Great step Fawad. Finally some work in esports
— BILAL (@_BilalJamil) July 19, 2021
Please- Have a good look at the dark side of e gaming industry. The destruction of kids and youth!
— Muhammad Bilal Khan (@bilal838) July 19, 2021
Shame on you pti. thousands of Pakistani students stuck in Pakistan since 2019. you people constantly ignoring them. what make feel us about pti before. now we totally feel pti government is also disqualified government.
— ARMAN MALIK (@MALIK81069721) July 19, 2021
Someone somewhere is going to fill their pockets in the name of E-sports while the good players will struggle get any support, Please improve the Internet infrastructure first so that fiber is available
— 127.0.0.1 🔥🎮 (@Saahilz) July 19, 2021
