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TV reporter dies after falling from rooftop during Pakistan kite-flying festival

Pakistan's Lahore marked the Basant festival on Feb. 6-8 after the Punjab government lifted an 18-year-old ban on kite flying
Malik Zain, a reporter affiliated with GNN news channel, fell from a four-storey building while flying a kite, Lahore police say

By NAIMAT KHAN · 08 February 2026

Color and caution as banned kite-flying festival returns to Pakistan

By AFP · 08 February 2026

Punjab extends Basant timings as Lahore marks festival with traditional zeal

By KASHIF IMRAN · 08 February 2026

Kites and victory cries fill Lahore skies as festival returns after long ban

By Reuters · 07 February 2026

Pakistan’s Lahore marks Basant festival after government lifts decades-old ban on kite flying

By KASHIF IMRAN · 06 February 2026

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With Basant’s return, Lahore artisans revive fading kite-making skills

By Farheen Ale Syed · 29 January 2026

Punjab imposes curbs ahead of Basant kite festival’s return after 18-year hiatus

By Arab News Pakistan · 27 January 2026

Pakistan’s Punjab to hold Basant kite festival from Feb. 6-8 after 25-year ban

By Hasaan Ali Khan · 10 December 2025

Punjab ends nearly two-decade ban on kite-flying festival Basant with new law

By UROOSA JADOON · 03 December 2025

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In Pakistan’s Punjab, kite sellers find new customers with ‘illegal’ online business

By SUMEERA RIAZ · 27 April 2021

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No-Kite-Fly Zone: Pakistan’s kite-makers pushed to have Basant canceled

By MUBASHER BUKHARI · 28 January 2019

No Basant in Punjab this year, says senior provincial minister

By Arab News Pakistan · 23 January 2019

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