Lawmakers in Punjab have passed a new law that permanently bans kite flying across the region, a move that comes just ahead of the long-anticipated Basant festival, traditionally marked by massive ...

Basant Panchami, which is associated with the lively tradition of kite flying, has unfortunately been marred by the rampant use of banned glass-coated kite strings that has become a death trap for ...

Kite Association has announced to celebrate Basant on Friday and Basant Night in Rawalpindi city today (Thursday), defying the district government's orders of a complete ban on kite flying and ...

LAHORE, Pakistan - Hundreds of kites filled the skies of Pakistan’s cultural capital on Saturday, the opening day of a traditional spring festival, despite a ban that followed the deaths of ...

The edict came as the city prepared for the weekend festival of Basant, which features residents celebrating spring's arrival by flying thousands of colorful kites.

Each year, Basant is celebrated across Pakistan by flying kites, despite the fact that it is banned owing to the fatalities and injuries associated with kite flying. Though law enforcement ...

A festival that draws thousands to Pakistan's cultural capital to usher in spring by flying colorful kites has fallen victim to the country's violence and political turmoil. Lahore's annual Basant ...

Light Within on the colourful festival of Basant that involves a lot of kiteflying and the prevalent controversy. “First it was the Punjab government announcing that they would set up a body to ensure ...

LAHORE, PAKISTAN: Pakistani youth enjoy flying kites during the Basant or kite flying festival in Lahore, 06 February 2005.

Hundreds of people here defied a ban on flying kites, dotting the sky with color to mark the beginning of a traditional two-day spring festival called Basant.