Afghanistan says it has thwarted an attempted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base. The former U.S. military base is north of Kabul.

The Punjab government has informed the Lahore High Court that at least 17 people lost their lives during the Basant festival ...

LAHORE, Pakistan — Ahead of this month's springtime festival of Basant, people crammed shoulder to shoulder into the narrow, dimly lit streets near Mochi Gate in Lahore's Old City, looking for kites ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. As soon as Shiraz Hassan, 41, heard that the government would again allow the kites to fly over Lahore, Pakistan ...

Lucknow: Police on Tuesday intensified drone surveillance across the city and identified several new hotspots where enforcement will be further strengthened. Senior police officials said the ...

Kites have once again filled the skies of the Pakistani city of Lahore after a 19-year ban. Markets sold thousands of handmade kites in the colors of spring flowers to eager flyers who often compete ...

In the streets of Lahore there are hints that the kite flying festival, Basant, has returned. Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when ...

National Kite Flying Day is celebrated annually on February 8. It is a day to step into the great outdoors, feel the winter breeze, and connect with nature through the simple beauty of flying colorful ...

Brightly coloured kites soared through the skies over Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore this weekend, marking the return of a festival after a 19-year ban that had been imposed over safety concerns.

LAHORE, Pakistan — A burst of color lit up Lahore’s night sky overnight as Pakistan’s cultural capital relaunched the Basant kite-flying festival after nearly two decades. Authorities said Friday that ...