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.

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…

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