Nine held for aerial firing, kite flying in Rawalpindi

Abbottabad DC bans production of chemical strings

ABBOTABAD/ RAWALPINDI:

The Rawalpindi police on Thursday arrested nine persons for aerial firing, kite flying and selling kites.

According to a police spokesperson, the Waris Khan police arrested three men, namely Nasir, Amir Hussain and Muhammad Usman, for firing shots in the air during Basant.

He said the suspects were arrested after a video posted on social media showed them firing shots in the air.

Separately, the Kallar Syedan police apprehended a suspect named Aqib, who was allegedly involved in the aerial firing. Similarly, the City police nabbed a citizen named Bilal on the charge of aerial firing.

Further, the Pir Wadhai police arrested four men, namely Adil Waheed, Muhammad Hamza, Ali Azeem and Asad, on the same charge.

Police said weapons found on the suspects had been seized and cases had been registered against them.

Meanwhile, the Rawat and the Kallar Syedan police rounded up three men, identified as Muhammad Qasim, Abdul Rauf and Shakeel Ahmed, for possession of 360 kites and 18 string rolls.

Kite-flying threads

The Abbottabad district administration has announced a ban on the production of chemical, metal and glass-coated kite-flying threads and their sale as well.

According to a notification issued by Deputy Commissioner Abbottabad Mughees Sanaullah, with the advent of the spring season, an increasing trend of kite flying was observed in the district and the voluminous use of string was proposing a serious threat to human lives and also to the birds.

The DC has directed the relevant authorities to strictly enforce the ban in Abbottabad under Section 144 in the larger interest of the public.

He said the ban violators would be punished under Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 5^th, 2021.