The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions. Lahore dispatch The vibrant ...

Kites have once again filled the skies of the Pakistani city of Lahore after a 19-year ban. Markets sold thousands of handmade kites in the colors of spring flowers to eager flyers who often compete ...

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.

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 ...

Ever since Benjamin Franklin flew one during a storm, kites have been used to help showcase the awesome power and energy our planet can create. Now, an experiment in China has showcased that massive ...

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) ...

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 ...

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday gave approval for the manufacture of permissible kite-flying material in four more districts of the province owing to the increasing demand and soaring prices ...

LAHORE: Basant preparations are in full swing, with kite sales starting Monday and prices revealed. According to rates, sharla sold for Rs50 in Baghbanpura, Pari sold for Rs70, Gudda sold for Rs70, ...

LAHORE: Owing to massive demand for kites and dor (string) and soaring prices in view of the much-anticipated Basant in Lahore alone, the Punjab government has allowed manufacturing of the ...

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 ...

Kite flying festival returns not just as a festival, but as a feeling, stitching memories Dubai: For years, the skies of Lahore felt quieter. Too quiet. Where once colour ruled the air and rooftops ...