LAHORE (Kashmir English): The second day of the Lahore Basant festival is being celebrated with enthusiasm, as foreign citizens were also seen taking great interest in kite flying.
A large number of foreign citizens arrived in the city to fly kites, where they enjoyed the colors of Basant along with the locals. Punjab Information Minister Uzma Bukhari welcomed the foreign guests and termed their participation in the Basant celebrations as welcome.
During the celebrations, foreign guests also flew kites, while Punjab Information Secretary Tahir Raza Hamdani was also keen on flying kites.
Foreign guests said that their dream of celebrating Basant in Lahore has come true. One guest said that he had heard that Lahore was a city of lively hearts, but today he saw it with his own eyes. Other guests described the cultural colors of Lahore as beautiful and charming.
CM Punjab cancels her Basant-related activities
Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz on Friday announced to cancel all her Basant-related activities after a recent suicide blast at a mosque in Tarlai, located in outskirts of Rawalpindi, where at least 31 people were martyred, and 169 others were injured.
In a post on X, the chief minister said, “In the wake of the Islamabad tragedy, I am cancelling all my Basant-related activities that were scheduled for tomorrow.”
Furthermore, Maryam Nawaz added that the mega Basant show at the Liberty Square in the provincial capital has also been cancelled.
“It is imperative that the nation remains united against the Khwarji menace and their ‘sympathisers’, shows them no mercy, and stands shoulder to shoulder with our Armed Forces in defense of the country,” she posted on X.
