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Punjab extends Basant timings as Lahore marks festival with traditional zeal
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has extended timings for the Basant kite-flying festival till early Monday morning, she announced on Sunday, as people in the provincial capital of Lahore celebrated the spring festival with traditional zeal for the third consecutive day. The Basant, a festival marking the onset of spring, was banned in 2008 after deaths and injuries to motorcyclists and pedestrians from stray kite strings — sometimes coated with metal to make them more fearsome in mid-air battles.
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arabnews.com
Pakistan’s Lahore marks Basant festival after government lifts decades-old ban on kite flying
ISLAMABAD: The eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday welcomed the return of Basant spring festival after the government this year lifted a more than two-decade-old ban on…
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aljazeera.com
‘Magical atmosphere’: Kite fever lights up Lahore as Basant boosts economy
Spring festival comeback injects millions of dollars into local economy as businesses cash in on Basant frenzy.
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Kites and victory cries fill Lahore skies as festival returns after long ban
LAHORE: Extravagantly colored kites dueled above Lahore and cries of victory rang out from rooftops on Friday, as the city celebrated the lifting of an 18-year ban on a…
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How Basant became Lahore’s signature festival in Pakistan
After years of restrictions, Lahore cautiously celebrates the return of its iconic spring kite festival.
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bbc.com
Basant, Pakistan's famous but deadly kite festival, returns after 19-year ban
After injuries and fatalities caused by sharp strings, falls and celebratory gunfire, an event that dates back centuries returns.
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Punjab extends Basant timings as Lahore marks festival with traditional zeal
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has extended timings for the Basant kite-flying festival till early Monday morning, she announced on Sunday, as people in the…
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Color and caution as banned kite-flying festival returns to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Brightly colored kites soared through the skies over Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore this weekend, marking the return of a festival after a 19-year ban that had been…