{"id":168216,"date":"2021-01-14T07:07:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T02:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=168216"},"modified":"2021-01-14T07:07:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T02:07:29","slug":"e-sports-to-get-regular-status-in-pakistan-fawad-chaudhry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/e-sports-to-get-regular-status-in-pakistan-fawad-chaudhry\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Sports to get regular status in Pakistan: Fawad Chaudhry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News Agency<br \/>\nIslamabad<br \/>\nThe Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday brought some good news for gaming enthusiasts in Pakistan, announcing that e-Sports will now get regular sports status.<br \/>\nTaking to Twitter, the minister announced that the Pakistan Sports Board and the Pakistan Science Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard.<br \/>\n\u201cA memorandum has been signed between Pakistan Sports Board and Pakistan Science Foundation after which e-Sports will get regular sports status,\u201d he wrote.<br \/>\n\u201cIf you are interested in video games, get ready and new opportunities are waiting for you.\u201d<br \/>\nRead more: Console wars: Is KFC out to give PS5 and Xbox Series X a run for their money?<br \/>\nGrowing popularity<br \/>\nLike the rest of the world, Pakistan too has a booming community of gamers. And since the coronavirus lockdown, there has been an exponential increase in the number of gamers and spectators alike as people struggle for ways to keep themselves busy.<br \/>\nWith far more time on their hands, many new gamers and just as many old ones have picked up their controllers.<br \/>\n\u201cA lot of my friends who had given up gaming are playing again and new players are also coming. I\u2019ve noticed an 80% increase in the number of gamers while online engagement during live streams has doubled,\u201d Pakistan\u2019s top gamer Arslan \u2018Ash\u2019 Siddiqui told Geo Super.<br \/>\nHe insisted that the pro gaming career, contrary to popular belief, was a sustainable one and urged for the need for familial support for rising gamers.<br \/>\n\u201cGaming is a very respectable way to earn. 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