Enforcing the ban: Thousands of kites seized
A man recently died in Gujranwala after the kite twine slit his throat.
The last Basant to be officially celebrated in the country was in 2006. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Police said that on receiving information that kites were being sold in Bakhtai Wala Bazaar, they raided Ahsaan’s house and arrested Sajawal along with thousands of kites. A man recently died in Gujranwala after the kite twine slit his throat. Several other people have also been injured.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2013.
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