The Basant, a festival marking the onset of spring that was banned in 2008 after deaths and injuries resulting from stray kite strings, makes a return this year in the Pakistani city of Lahore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/asia-pacific/society/kite-festival-lahore-after-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #pakistan #lahore