Pakistan Bans Kites
Fly a kite in Pakistan and you could get up to six months in jail. Pakistan’s Supreme Court has voted to extend a ban it imposed in October. As the issue was debated Saturday, kite-makers and enthusiasts rioted outside. Police used batons and tear gas.
The kite-flying ban was ordered because some 19 people died during a popular festival last February in the capital, Lahore. They either fell from roofs, or were wounded by metal-lined strings.
The metal-lined strings are used in kite battles to try to cut each others’ lines.
Source: WHOTv.com.
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