{"id":63156,"date":"2025-01-21T13:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T08:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=63156"},"modified":"2025-01-21T13:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T08:25:33","slug":"punjab-bans-kite-flying-across-province-under-new-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-bans-kite-flying-across-province-under-new-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab bans kite flying across province under new law"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has taken a <\/span>step\u00a0<\/span>ahead<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0public safety\u00a0<\/span>through<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>passing\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the amended Kite Flying Prohibition Act<\/a> 2024, which\u00a0<\/span>called<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>absolute\u00a0<\/span>ban on kite flying across the province.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Any engagement in kite flying, kite manufacture, or the transit of kite-related materials is absolutely prohibited by this new law, and those found guilty will face harsh penalties<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone caught flying a kite faces a maximum fine of Rs2 million, 3 to 5 years in prison, or both. More severe punishments, such as 5\u20137 years in prison and a fine of up to Rs5 million, or both, would be imposed on individuals who manufacture or transport kites. <\/span><\/p>\n

A punishment of Rs50,000 for the first infraction and Rs100,000 for the second will also be imposed on minors who fly kites. Those who manufacture, sell, or transport kites are also subject to fines under the law, which can range from 500,000 to 5 million<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharp<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>kite<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>strings<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>been<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>taking<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>so<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>many<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>precious<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lives,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>newly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>drafted<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>law<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>urgent<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>response<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tragic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>occurrences<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>PML-N MPA Hina Parvez Butt,\u00a0<\/span>through<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>resolution,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>drew\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>attention<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of the House towards the growing\u00a0<\/span>incidents of stray kite strings in the province and\u00a0<\/span>called<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>upon<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to declare kite and string-making\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>non-bailable offenses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new law\u00a0<\/span>aimed<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>save<\/span>\u00a0human lives and\u00a0<\/span>ensure<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>such incidents\u00a0<\/span>would<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>recur\u00a0<\/span>in the future<\/span> by enforcing a comprehensive ban.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has taken a step\u00a0ahead\u00a0for\u00a0public safety\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0passing\u00a0of\u00a0the amended Kite Flying Prohibition Act 2024, which\u00a0called\u00a0for\u00a0an\u00a0absolute\u00a0ban on kite flying across the province.\u00a0 Any engagement in kite flying, kite manufacture, or the transit of kite-related materials is absolutely prohibited by this new law, and those found guilty will face harsh penalties. Anyone caught flying a kite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":45851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25952,25950,25951],"class_list":["post-63156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-heavy-fine-on-kite-flying","tag-kite-flying-ban-in-punjab","tag-kite-flying-prohibition-act-2024"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63156"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63158,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63156\/revisions\/63158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}