ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday forecast favorable weather conditions on Feb. 6-8 when the Basant kite-flying festival is scheduled to take place in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.
The government in Pakistan’s Punjab province has allowed three-day Basant celebration, a traditional spring cultural festival marked by kite flying, from Feb. 6 to Feb. 8 under the Punjab Kite Flying Act 2025, ending an 18-year ban on kite flying due to deadly accidents.
Preparations have been underway in full swing in Lahore, the cultural hub of Pakistan, to mark the festival, with authorities enforcing strict limits on kite materials and imagery ahead of the three-day festival.
People visit a market to buy kites to celebrate upcoming three-day kite flying festival 'Basant' in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP)
The PMD on Tuesday shared a weather outlook for Basant and said mainly dry weather with clear skies was expected in Lahore on Feb. 6-7, whereas dry weather with few cloudy conditions is likely to prevail in the city on Feb. 8.
