Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The Basant kite-flying festival in Lahore, Pakistan is back after a ban ...

People gathered on rooftops to enjoy flying kites for the first time in years, celebrating the spring festival of Basant. The activity had been banned due to injuries and deaths during past ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Families and groups of friends gathered on rooftops and in parks and streets for the three-day kite-flying festival in Lahore ...

LAHORE, Pakistan -- The death of a 4-year-old boy whose throat was slit by a low-flying kite string coated with glass has prompted authorities to forbid kite-flying in eastern Pakistan. Shayan Ahmad ...

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The Basant kite-flying festival in Lahore, Pakistan is back after a ban 20 years ago, with new safety regulations in place to avoid accidents involving the kite strings. This ...

Brightly coloured kites soared through the skies over Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore this weekend, marking the return of a festival after a 19-year ban that had been imposed over safety concerns.