A five-year-old girl sustained critical injuries when the string of a stray kite cut her throat while going on a motorcycle with her uncle in Pattoki here on Saturday. The girl was shifted to a Lahore hospital for her precarious condition. On the other hand, police claimed to have arrested a kite seller and seized reels of string and kites. A case has been registered against the kite seller.
The Punjab government has announced the Basant festival with kite flying under a strict law meant to prohibit the use of metallic wire to fly kites. The law also recommends severe punishment and heavy fines for those who violate the rules and regulations established for safe kite flying.