The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has signed an MoU with the Singaporean game developer Garena to kickstart Pakistan’s biggest Esports initiative ever.
The Minister of Information, Fawad Chaudhry, made the announcement in a tweet that was shared on the government’s official Twitter account.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting introduces E-PAK biggest Esports initiative of Pakistan starting with Free Fire Pakistan league.
In this regard, @MoIB_Official has signed an MoU with Garena and Bigo Pakistan.
~Federal Minister of Information, @fawadchaudhry pic.twitter.com/RgnJPW1lu5
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) July 19, 2021
Discussing the new development, Minister Chaudhry revealed that Garena’s world-famous Free Fire Premier League will be held in Pakistan at the national level for the first time under his ministry’s Esports initiative.
The upcoming Free Fire Premier League in Pakistan will feature a huge prize pool of Rs. 10 million, and 567 teams are expected to participate. The winner of the tournament will automatically qualify for the Free Fire World Series 2021 — a multi-million dollar global tournament that will take place later this year.
More details about the tournament are yet to be issued.
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