Pakistan's Punjab lifts 12-yr-old ban on celebrating Basant
The provincial government of Pakistan's Punjab has lifted a 12-year-old ban on celebrating Basant, announcing the festival will be celebrated in the second week of February 2019. The Punjab government had banned kite-flying in 2007 following a rise in deaths caused by sharp threads used for flying kites. The ban was said to have affected kite businesses and people's livelihoods.