Basant has long stood as Punjab’s most vibrant seasonal celebration — a joyous herald of spring, when rooftops and streets burst into colour and sound. Though traditionally marked by kite-filled skies ...

After years of silence, Lahore will cautiously welcome Basant from February 6 to 8 under strict government regulations. Once celebrated across Punjab with colourful kites and rooftop festivities, the ...

LAHORE, Pakistan — Ahead of this month's springtime festival of Basant, people crammed shoulder to shoulder into the narrow, dimly lit streets near Mochi Gate in Lahore's Old City, looking for kites ...

Pakistanis are taking to rooftops across Lahore as they again celebrate the Basant festival by flying colorful kites above their city. The event had been banned due to the many deaths and injuries.

In the streets of Lahore, there are hints that the kite flying festival, Basant, has returned. Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when ...

LAHORE, Pakistan(AP) — A burst of color lit up Lahore’s night sky overnight as Pakistan’s cultural capital relaunched the Basant kite-flying festival after nearly two decades. Authorities said Friday ...

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. Earlier this month, ...