E-sports Prospect In Pakistan

 In recent years, the gaming and esports industries have grown significantly in Pakistan, becoming the second-largest nation in South Asia.

The two most well-known names from the nation are professional gamers Syed 'Sumail' Hassan and Arslan 'Arslan Ash' Siddique. At various points, both have held world titles in their respective video games, Dota 2 and Tekken.

Most of the Pakistan community is heavily dependent on mobile gaming as it is more affordable according to critics compared to PC gaming. During this time after the launch of PUBG, Pakistani players from teams such as Free Style and I8 Esports showed their talent in south Asian PMPL tournaments.

However, this wasn't possible as esports or the gaming industry was not seen as a career for the youth by the elderly and was highly discouraged in Pakistan's economy but with the help of the E-PAK initiative, which featured an official competitive gaming event, the Government of Pakistan formally recognized and embraced esports in 2021. The Free Fire Pakistan League, a competitive Free Fire series, was the first official event of the endeavor.

Since then Pakistan is ranked eleventh in the world of esports global ranking, becoming one of the nations with the highest-rated esports players.