The Kite Flying Association of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has announced two separate Basant festivals in defiance of the government's strict ban on kite flying. The revised schedule designates one ...

The sky would be populated by an assortment of kites throughout the hotter months. However, during spring, around February, when Basant used to be celebrated, there was hardly any place in the sky ...

Kite Association has announced to celebrate Basant on Friday and Basant Night in Rawalpindi city today (Thursday), defying the district government's orders of a complete ban on kite flying and ...

Each year, Basant is celebrated across Pakistan by flying kites, despite the fact that it is banned owing to the fatalities and injuries associated with kite flying. Though law enforcement ...

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi residents flouted a strict ban on kite flying and aerial firing to celebrate Basant on Friday. The defiance was marked by the locals’ passion for the traditional game that ...