Kites

Tradition of tossing offerings off a bridge has long provided a source of livelihood for hundreds of roadside vendors

Authorities registers 539 cases and locked the accused behind bars pending further investigation

Kite association says metal strings, aerial firing will be banned

Sources said preparations have also been made for aerial firing on the occasion

Kite flying ban violators would be dealt with an iron hand and no one would be spared

The Kite Association vows to celebrate basant no matter how hard the govt tries to stop them

The CPO has directed them for effective policing measures in the city

Tell Pindi administration they will celebrate Basant, come what may

The order will remain in effect for 30 days unless modified or withdrawn

Lahore DIG says we have also extended cooperation with the district administration for crackdown on kites factories

As garbage heaps dwindle during lockdown, black kites, crows, pigeons find survival hard in Karachi

At least 12 people have been injured by sharpened kite strings in the past few days

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

Meanwhile, the sale of kites and strings has soared in Rawalpindi

Six month imprisonment, fines worth Rs10,000 to Rs50,000 imposed if anyone is found flying, selling or buying kites

Rawalpindi police on Sunday carried out several raids and confiscated some 2,200 kites, 15 rolls of string

Ban placed to curtail the rise in kite-flying activity after rain

Lahore police have arrested 196 accused in 166 cases during the past month

Lahoris welcome spring festival by flying kites but the Supreme Court has put a ban on it in Punjab

This is the second such incidents in the past two days

'They are firing explosive bullets and tear gas, we are flying kites to burn the farmland'

Enthusiasts complain it has become expensive to pursue the sport in current social, political climate

Kite flying posed danger to human life while the pigeons flying in the sky is a threat to fighter jets

63 kites and 10 chemical strings were confiscated

Rawalpindi police arrest nine people and seize hundreds of kites and rolls of twine

A handout says there will be a strict ban on pigeon and kite flying

Police actively pursue dealers and vendors in the business

Police also recovered more than 150 bundles of chemically-coated string from the possession of the accused

Asghar Wahid’s two-and-a-half year old niece has been missing for two years

No one has been arrested over the deaths