In Lahore, Basant was regarded as the "king of festivals," with preparations beginning weeks in advance. Markets would be adorned with colorful kites, and the city would glow with illuminated ...

Kite flying groups have been defiant, with the Rawalpindi Kite Flying Association saying it plans to celebrate Basant on ...

Police from various stations in the city presented a total of 115 kite flyers and sellers arrested during the Basant festival on ... total control messages to Lahore. In the registered cases ...

Lahore’s Basant festival attracted worldwide tourists who promoted travel while celebrating the city’s cultural legacy. Metal-coated strings led to catastrophic accidents prompting the ...