Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, in a recent interview with Waqar Zaka, hinted towards Pakistan’s first e-sports tournament. The minister added that the tournament will be held in March with the help of private sponsorships.
In the interview, Fawad said that e-gaming is a big industry worth 90 billion dollars.
“Through the e-sports tournament, the gaming industry in Pakistan will also get a boost on the international level,” he stated.
Chaudhry went on to add that “gaming is a high earning industry and has a 20 per cent growth per annum”.
He further said that his ministry will give financial support to gamers who want to go abroad to participate in international tournaments.
“A separate link will be generated by the science and tech ministry where gamers can send their profiles”, he added.
