Pakistan Kite Flying Permission: The government has clarified that kite flying can now be done, but only under the prescribed rules and safety standards. Kite flying gets a green signal in Pakistan.

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 ...

After an 18-year hiatus, Lahore, Pakistan’s vibrant cultural and historic hub, celebrates Basant kite festival, complete with ...

QUETTA, Pakistan, March 19 (UNHCR) - "If the kite was the gun, then tar, the glass-coated cutting line, was the bullet in the chamber." This is how UNHCR Goodwill Envoy Khaled Hosseini describes the ...

Vendors sell kites in a market area near Mochi Gate ahead of the springtime festival Basant in Lahore, Pakistan. This is the first time in 19 years that the kite festival has been held legally in the ...

LAHORE, Pakistan – For months, a relentless shroud of toxic smog weighed on Lahore, a seemingly endless gray that reduced it to one of the world’s most polluted cities. But as winter gave way to ...

A vendor sells kites in Lahore, Pakistan on Feb. 6, 2026. Some complain that the prices of kites make them a luxury out of reach of the working class. (Saiyna Bashir/The New York Times) The sky is ...