Also, a day to go to the theme Parks can be celebrated as it will help the theme Parks. A day to celebrate Zoos will help all the Zoos etc. If Pak keep celebrating one event a month you will see how much it will help Pak economically that is why in the West you will see all these special days i. Valentine day, Mothers day, Fathers day, Thanksgiving day, Veterans day etc are celebrated.
Even if it would have been religious festival, Basant promotes love and peace. Chirag Patel. Junaid Zahid. Thank you PTI, you just created millions of jobs, you just added millions in revenue, you just increased your tax collection, above all, you just made millions of Pakistanis happy. Oh and one more thing, you just added millions to the tourism, thousands will be headed to Pakistan, like they used to from all over the world. Azam Qadeer. Crazy why govt want people to died?
If people do in open field ok but in city using wires this is very dangerous. Dec 19, am. Good common sense move, why deprive citizens of enjoyment and employment. Basant is part of our culture, especially for Lahore. There are dangers in any activity, the idea is to discourage certain behaviors that may hurt public, banning the activity is not a solution. Well done whoever is responsible for this. Good news for Lahorians! Saad Ghufran. Extremely good move PTI got no mandate from Lahore.
May be lifting the ban on basant will get them some votes. Dr Asif. Wow that is wrong. Bad decision! Concerned 1. Achievement of PTI govt brining hazard back into the life of the city naya Pakistan. Mian Anwar. So happy to know Basant is back. Looks like sanity is returning back to Pakistan. Another defeat for uneducated mullas. Let us hope Mulana Fazal ur Rehman is not going to march on the streets.
We missed Basant for 12 years. It has been a long time. Basant day is always so glamorous. If anyone has to say Bo Kata, please say it sound and clear. It is about time. Iqbal Zaman Khan. Ban dangerous thread and wires. Riyasat Madina? All these dressings is all this govt can come up with and incessant blame game. How will tearing down walls of the govt house and allowing basant will get us out of economic crisis? They are in govt and it is their job to give us sustainable solutions. Jailing fraudsters and bringing back some money is not sustainable.
Great news and even greater initiative. Experience has no short cut. PTI should understand this. If Punjab Govt. In the absence of that legislation punjb govt should be held responsible if there is any incident caused by kite flying the victim's family should sue the Punjab govt.
Please make sure that children donit loose their limbs or necks due to this enjoyment. Will the Punjab Government regulate dangerous kite flying and use of killer twine etc? Will they also take responsibility in case of any death due to Basant activities in Lahore?
I don't think this is a good idea. This ban was entirely beneficial for public safety. Iftikhar Khan. First appreciable decision by Buzdar government of Naya Punjab Disaster is waiting for Lahories. More motorcycle accidents and more children will suffer! Michael Warner. I remember it was ban due to violence, lack of security, loss of life and Bassant is a Hindu festivity.
Later Bassant was renamed as " Jashn-i- Mossammay Baharaan ". I am glad it is called Bassant again and it will be celebrated in the traditional style all over Pakistan. I am sure It is also a good economy builder. I hope Pakistan enjoys it. In particular, " Zinda Dilan-i-Lahore ". Why to start again killing children felling off houses? Welcome decision. Congrats from India. Bad decision. We are not Basant-Ready yet because we are not aware of our responsibilities towards other fellow citizens.
As long as you don't educate your people about their civic rights and responsibilities and have fool-proof mechanisms in place to deal with offenders and violators of law, you'll have problems celebrating festivals like Basant. I've lived and grown up in Lahore and have seen this festival of Basant turn ugly with all the accidents and loss of life that happens during this festival. We are still not ready to celebrate this festival because of lack of knowledge of our civic duties.
Please educate us first from ground-up, early school level and then enforce laws and only then remove the ban on cultural events like Basant! Great news. Always felt thst the ban was unnecessary; should enforce laws that ensure safety perhaps specified Zones where kite flying is allowed, or ban motorcycles in certain parts during basant , but banning the event was a complete loss for the population.
Happy to know my children will enjoy this great festival. Innocent people dying because of Basant will be the responsibility of this minister. No good, waste of money. The amount to be spent during the so called festival is better to be diverted to Dam Fund. Please work for a better future instead of cosmetic happiness at this point in time.
A Hindu festival now Muslims celebrate. Izhar Fatima. Any festival depends on the outcome of it behind which rest the concept of life probably this they think is the binding force after all it's nationalism which is their mechanism and vision. No matter how much we try to forget and delete our history prior to Partition We have to study our history and traditions with an open and unbiased attitude if we are to progress and keep a humane temperament Just make sure the Chemical Thread dour is not used and strict ban on sale and purchase of it.
Basant was one of the main festivals that defined Punjab, especially Lahore, and it was foolish and inept of the government to ban it. Just because there are unpleasant side effects you do not ban an event that is so popular and is also good for business. Hundreds of people were making a living supplying kites. Basant is colorful and lots of fun. It is a tradition going back hundreds of years. We will never allow any of its member to make and sell banned strings. World , Culture , Asia - Pacific Pakistan: Famous kite festival revived after decade Basant, which is celebrated to welcome spring, was banned in following deaths of scores of people, mainly children Please contact us for subscription options.
Related topics Basant kite-flying festival Lahore Pakistan. Troika Plus expresses concern over humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Pakistan urges world to save Afghanistan from economic collapse. The bench observed that as the provincial government had already introduced legislation, therefore, now the SC permission for kite flying was uncalled for. The Supreme Court will not become a party in this case at this stage because when people die due to kite flying, people criticise the Supreme Court now this time we will keep ourselves aloof and the onus for killing during Basant will be on the Punjab government.
On February 3, , The News reported that Lahore police have strongly opposed lifting the ban on kite flying in view of the losses of human lives, disruption of power supply and damage to Wapda installations. The report said the Lahore police have presented a comprehensive data of losses caused by kite flying in a meeting held with Home Secretary Nadeem Hassan Asif. The meeting was also told that around seven people were killed and 10 injured in despite special measures were taken to avoid any untoward incident and the ban was lifted for a short span of time.
Around six people were killed and 10 injured during Basant Festival in while there were a number of incidents which went unreported. The amended law permits kite flying only for 15 days bans the use of chemical and glass-coated twine and large kites. The permission for Basant, under the law would only be granted after the final approval of the head of city district administration and police. On March 16, , a two-member bench comprising Justices Saqib Nisar and Tassaduq Hussain Jilani finally disposed off the suo moto taken in directing the Punjab government to strictly implement Punjab Prohibition of Kite Flying Act
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