Lahore Revives Historic Basant Kite Festival After 19-Year Ban

The city of Lahore in Pakistan celebrated the return of its traditional Basant kite festival, 19 years after it was banned due to safety concerns.

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Jubilation in Lahore with return of historic kite festival

The Pakistani city of Lahore celebrated the revival of a historic kite festival called Basant last weekend, 19 years after kite flying there was deemed too dangerous and banned.

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