FT mufti: No to Pokemon Go for Muslims


KUALA LUMPUR: Muslims have been advised to avoid playing Pokemon GO as the reality game and its characters can bring harm to the players.

Federal Territories mufti Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri said the Federal Territories Islamic Legal Consultative Committee had at a meeting on Aug 1 decided on the matter on the principles of maslahah (public interest).

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