Complete ban on Kite-flying Demanded in Punjab
Pakistan Times National News Desk

LAHORE: Kite-flying have resulted in the killing of 460 persons and injuring many thousands since 1995 after it was declared as a seasonal festival in the province.

This was observed by speakers while addressing a protest demonstration organized by Kite-flying Effeectees Committee against this deadly sports in front of Lahore Press Club on Sunday.

They demanded a complete ban on kite-flying to avoid further killings and injuries of innocent people.

Plea to Government

Chairman of the committee Haji Mian Rafi urged the Chief Minister Punjab Ch. Pervez Elahi to take personal initiative in this regard.

He said that life of citizens has become miserable due to frequent electricity tripping and cutting of throat incidents owing to kite-flying, specially on Sundays.

Vice Chairman Akram Ullah Khan Kakar, Sajid Majeed Mughal, Syed Imran Baghi, Sufi Mian Arshad Nadeem Qureshi and other office-bearers and members of the committee also spoke on the occasion.

They said that the government should fix responsibility of human and financial loss due to kite-flying and register cases against the persons involved in it so that they could face the law for this crime.

Demonstrators were carrying playcards and banners inscribed with slogans against kite-flying.●