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https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-670x370-2025-12-03T215744.354.png670370LAHORE(National times)- The Punjab government on Wednesday formally lifted the 25-year ban on Basant festivities, allowing kite flying under strict safety conditions through a newly issued ordinance signed by Punjab Governor Salim Haider. Punjab had outlawed kite flying in 2001 after numerous deaths caused by metal or chemically coated strings. Under the new rules, only […]