Historically, kite flying dates back over 3,000 years ... This prompted the government to impose a ban on the festival. Today, Basant is associated more with danger than delight.

G rowing up in Pakistan’s side of the Punjab in the 1990s included the festival of Basant. Tied together with the larger ...

Cultural and touriem enthusiasts, stakeholders from kite flying industry and the business community earnestly appeal to Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to ...

but the presence of Pakistani community in the Kite Flying Festival in Sydney last week proved otherwise. People are still excited and hopeful that the sport will return to the country and the ...

"Even if the punishment for Basant is 14 years in prison or life imprisonment, the festival will go on," said Kite Flying Association Chairman Vice Chairman Chaudhry Iqbal. He added that Basant ...

With just a thread in hand tied to their kite up in the sky, residents came together to celebrate Basant, a vibrant harvest festival deeply rooted in South Asian traditions. Underneath the open ...

Police from various stations in the city presented a total of 115 kite flyers and sellers arrested during the Basant festival on Friday in court. Of these, 55 kite flyers were granted bail ...

In India, Hindus celebrate the festival with special pooja ... dress up in colour yellow to celebrate Basant Panchami. In Punjab and Rajasthan, kite-flying is extremely popular.

during the Basant Kite Festival. [Aamir Quresh, AFP] Pakistan criminalised online disinformation on Tuesday, passing legislation that enshrines punishments of up to three years in prison ...