In the streets of Lahore, there are hints that the kite flying festival, Basant, has returned. Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when ...

People in Pakistan have held a traditional kite-flying festival for the first time in 19 years. It was banned in 2007 after a series of fatal accidents. The Basant is a centuries-old event held in the ...

Kite-flying enthusiasts celebrate return after 18-year ban Festival boosts local economy, kite sales surge Festival overshadowed by Islamabad suicide bombing, concert cancelled LAHORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) ...

Lahore, Pakistan – Hasnain Khalid, 17, has never flown a kite. Over the past week, though, Khalid and his 27-year-old cousin, Noman Tariq, have bought 200 kites. They’re preparing for festivities that ...

Pakistanis are taking to rooftops across Lahore as they again celebrate the Basant festival by flying colorful kites above their city. The event had been banned due to the many deaths and injuries.

Three-day festival marking the arrival of spring is set to kick off in the city of Lahore on Friday Kite flying is the centerpiece of Basant, traditionally celebrated in both Indian and Pakistani ...

Families reunite on decorated rooftops as the festival returns under tight safety curbs. Dubai: After nearly two decades of silence in the skies, the colourful whirl of kites is set to return to ...

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Preparations for Basant have begun in Lahore, with the sale of kites, spools, and kite string officially starting here. Basant will be celebrated in the city on February 6, 7 and 8, and in this regard ...

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — The annual Treasure Island Kite Festival will return to the beach on Friday for the first time since a pair of hurricanes devastated the area in 2024. “It feels fantastic,” ...