LAHORE: Punjab government has ordered imposition of complete ban oncelebrating Basant festival.
The Chief Secretary of Punjab has issued an order to this effect.
A government meeting discussed the issue of celebrating Basant in February,according to sources.
The chief secretary in the session ordered district administrations inPunjab to take stern action against kite flying across the province,sources further said.
The meeting decided with the resolve that no person will be allowed to playthe blood sport, according to the sources.
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A lawyer had last year a lawyer had moved the Lahore High Court (LHC)against the government’s decision to lift the 12-year-old ban imposed oncelebrating Basant festival in the province.
The petitioner said that it was unconstitutional to allow a leisureactivity that results in the loss of human lives.
