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 ...

The Kite Flying Association of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has announced two separate Basant festivals in defiance of the government's strict ban on kite flying. The revised schedule designates one ...

LAHORE: A few days after the Punjab government reviewed a proposal to revive the Basant festival in the city on a limited scale under strict regulation, blatant violation of the ban on kite flying ...