Pakistan: Traditional Basant Kite Festival Returns to Lahore After Past Safety Bans
The ancient Basant festival returned to the streets of Lahore for the first time in nearly two decades, marking the arrival of spring with traditional kite flying. The event was banned in 2007 following years of fatalities and injuries caused by sharp kite strings, falls from rooftops, and aerial firing.
- Product Code
- ILEA005068490
- Registered date
- 2026/2/10 14:43:54
- Credit
- @Laiba_Zainab via Spectee
- Media source
- @Laiba_Zainab via Spectee
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- 1280 × 720 pixel
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- 55.91(MB)*
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Video Location: Baghbanpura, 2026 at about 17:30h, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Video Recording Date/Time: February 8
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