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Pakistan: The Ban On Kyte-flying

Categories: South Asia, Pakistan, Arts & Culture, History, Law, Religion

Hamza Ahmad Qureshi [1] and Momekh [2] at Lahore Metblogs writes on the 2005 kite-flying ban in Pakistan and discusses the silly reasons cited to justify the ban. In many parts of Pakistan, especially in Lahore, traditionally people used to celebrate the Basant (spring) festival by flying kites.