People gathered on rooftops to enjoy flying kites for the first time in years, celebrating the spring festival of Basant. The activity had been banned due to injuries and deaths during past ...

After injuries and fatalities caused by sharp strings, falls and celebratory gunfire, an event that dates back centuries returns.

Despite the Punjab government’s repeated claims of zero tolerance against the use of banned kite-flying materials, senior ...

The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels ...

The All Pakistan Kite-Flying Association (APKFA) expressed optimism that Basant will return in March following the festival’s safe and successful ...

A 21-year-old motorcyclist sustained deep wounds after his neck became entangled in a stray kite string; the vehicle did not ...

Uttar Pradesh's CM, Yogi Adityanath, has decreed that fatalities caused by 'Chinese manja' kite string be classified as ...

Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Bilal Siddique Kamyana has reiterated that kite flying will remain banned across the city after the conclusion of the Basant Festival, warning that violators ...

Flying a kite in Pakistan is a dangerous pastime. Already it’s banned for all but 15 days of the year but a provincial minister warned kite-flyers this week that any who cause injury or death with ...

The DCP also said that the drone deployment aims to clean up dangerous manjhas that get stuck on bridges and poles in various places.

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