Kite

Basant, once a vibrant celebration, is now marred by deadly kite strings

Man falls to death, 35 individuals sustain injuries

Chalk out strategy to prevent illegal Basant celebrations

Police make arrangements to crackdown on Basant lovers

Over 356 kite flyers, sellers rounded up nearly 48,000 kites and 800 string rolls were recovered from their possession

Police had rounded up 188 kite sellers and kite flyers in violation of Basant ban from Cantt areas

Sounds of aerial firing and kite flying echo in various localities

Commissioner focuses on assessing nature, quality of ongoing work

Kite-fliers openly use chemical-laced strings and metal wires

Kite Flying Association announces Basant celebration despite ban

Bhakkar district is now waging a campaign against kite-makers and flyers

70 people injured from stray bullets and in kite flying-related incidents during the last two days

Victim breathes last at a nearby hospital

Metal or glass-coated strings used in aerial duels of kites have caused many fatal accidents

Minor girl died at hospital four days after she was injured in Islampura

Lahore DIG Operations Ashfaq Ahmad Khan took notice of the incident

CM suspends SHO over failure to enforce ban in his area 

The victims were on way to Jaranwala on motorcycle

Teams of seven police stations of Lyallpur division arrested 735 violators, registered 310 cases against them

Kite flying fan seeks measures to make Basant a safe cultural festival

Police bring in arrested children, some as young as seven years old

Most accused were nabbed during celebrations in different areas of Faisalabad

Police seize kites, chemical twine, arrest sellers; biker injured after thread gets entangled in the neck

Citizens complain govt failed to take action against lawbreakers

Police officials directed to take strict action against those violating ban on kite flying

Govt says anyone caught with the strings will face a five-year jail term and a 100,000-rupee fine

Victim shifted to nearby hospital for further treatment

DIG Operations says crackdown is being carried out in provincial capital

Two kite makers arrested; banned items were being sent for Basant festival in Dubai

Punjab CM takes notice of incident, orders police to submit report

Once invincible in Karachi, the party has failed to make a mark this campaign season

Pindi police, administration gets in to action as CM Punjab orders action against officers not implementing ban