Basant Festival Happening Again in Pakistan Ever

Why Basant is banned in Pakistan

Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed all the petitions that challenged the ban of Basant in the Year 2005. The then Chief Minister of Punjab held Kite flyers and traders responsible for deaths or serious injuries and imposed an embargo ruled under the Anti-Terrorism Act in Pakistan’s Punjab province on 10th March 2006 depriving people of a centuries-old sport. At that time, heavy-hearted socialites quickly canceled fabulous parties in their fairy-lit mansions, while corporate bashes on rooftops overlooking the red sandstone Badshahi mosque and 16th century Lahore Fort were called off. Undoubtedly owing to the obstinacy of the flyers who refuse to use a safe string and the frequent power cuts caused by falling kites embodied some of the key problems.

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