Kite-flying ban lifted till Feb 25th.

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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Authorities on Thursday lifted a ban on kite-flying in a Pakistan province after the sport was forbidden last year following a series of deaths caused by reinforced kite strings, an official said.

The ban was lifted about a month ahead of Basant, an annual festival that heralds spring and is marked by flying colorful kites in the eastern province of Punjab and its capital, Lahore.

This year's festival will be celebrated on Feb. 25, said Salman Ghani, chairman of Punjab's planning and development department.

During Basant last year, seven people were fatally slashed by glass-coated or metal-reinforced kite strings, prompting authorities to ban kite-flying. They arrested hundreds who defied the new regulation.

Among last year's fatalities was a 4-year-old boy whose throat was slit by a string coated with glass as he rode on a motorcycle with his father.

Ghani said that glass-coated or metal strings will be banned, and that authorities will issue licenses for selling kites and strings during this year's festival.

The ban will be re-imposed after the festival's final day celebrations, he said.

Kites larger than 2 feet by 2 feet will not be allowed to prevent the use of heavy strings, Ghani said.

Offenders will face up to four years in jail, or a fine of 100,000 rupees ($1,800), he said.

If only people flew more responsibly and took precautions. Come Basant day, Lahore is the place you want to be! Imagine a full city, a big city, like Lahore filled with kites from left to right. That's the amount of support Basant has in Lahore. Lifting the bans for a limited period's a good thin in preserving this Lahori culture.

 

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If only people flew more responsibly and took precautions. Come Basant day, Lahore is the place you want to be! Imagine a full city, a big city, like Lahore filled with kites from left to right. That's the amount of support Basant has in Lahore. Lifting the bans for a limited period's a good thin in preserving this Lahori culture.

Man i use to love it but there is always idiots out there that will do any thing to destroy it for the rest who wants to enjoy the sport.100,000 is a joke.it should be A Million or 2 plus murder charges.:GUNS: