After nearly 18 years, the Punjab government has lifted the ban on Basant, allowing the kite festival to return to Lahore this week. The decision brings back one of the city's most prominent cultural ...

Brightly coloured 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 imposed over safety concerns.

Kite makers required to get themselves registered at Basant-2027 portal for NOC; production sites to be inspected.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People take selfies with kites on display, to mark Basant, a kite-flying festival, in Lahore, Pakistan February 6, 2026.

LAHORE, Pakistan — A burst of color lit up Lahore’s night sky overnight as Pakistan’s cultural capital relaunched the Basant kite-flying festival after nearly two decades. Authorities said Friday that ...

Secretary Home Punjab Dr. Ahmad Javed Qazi presided over a meeting to review security and safety arrangements for the safe ...

LAHORE, Pakistan(AP) — The Basant kite-flying festival in Lahore, Pakistan is back after a ban 20 years ago, with new safety regulations in place to avoid accidents involving the kite strings. This is ...

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A burst of color lit up Lahore’s night sky overnight as Pakistan’s cultural capital relaunched the Basant kite-flying festival after nearly two decades. Authorities said Friday ...