Second-grader Dev recently visited Shakhari Bazar in Old Dhaka with his father to purchase kites for the upcoming Shakrain festival. Although Dev does not yet know how to fly kites, his excitement ...

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As a result, the usual buzz of Shakrain is missing.” Sujit Kar, a shop owner and long-time resident, echoed similar concerns: “Sales have been slow this year. I ordered thousands of kites, but barely ...

The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday imposed a complete ban on kite flying across the province with severe penalties for violation by enacting the Punjab Prohibition of Kite Flying (Amendment ...

The recent decision by lawmakers in Punjab to impose a permanent ban on kite flying is a bold but necessary measure that prioritises public safety over tradition. While the Basant festival holds a ...

A provincial assembly in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has passed a law permanently banning kite flying, officials said LAHORE, Pakistan -- Lawmakers in Pakistan's most populous Punjab ...

The country’s religious scholars have issued a fatwa declaring three life-threatening activities – one-wheeling, kite flying, and aerial firing as un-Islamic, citing the sanctity of human life ...

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Guilherme Linares, a kite flyer from Italy, said he was taking part in the festival in Mangaluru for the first time. “The wind speed in Mangaluru is conducive and ideal for flying kites,” he ...

LAHORE: Darul Iftah Jamia Naeemia, one of Pakistan’s leading seminaries, has issued a Fatwa, declaring one-wheeling, aerial firing and kite flying against Sharia (Islamic laws) and, a sin.

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