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 ...
Feroz Ali Butt, left, flies a kite from a rooftop on Feb. 6, 2026 in Lahore, Pakistan. The century-old festival of Basant, renowned for the competitive dogfights of kites had been banned for nearly ...
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 ...