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Basant 2027 news and government notifications for Lahore

Kite flying is allowed in Lahore on 12–14 March 2027 under the Deputy Commissioner's notification of 23 October 2026, and banned before and after those days. Kites and dor go on public sale 10 February – 14 March 2027, from registered sellers only. Below: what the notification says, what the government has announced since, what is still pending, and a dated timeline of Basant 2027 news with every source linked and official notices marked.

Last updated 28 October 2026

Basant 2027 at a glance

Short answers from our facts table. Each one links to its source and shows when we last checked it.

When is it?
12–14 March 2027
Basant 2027 kite flying is allowed in Lahore on 12, 13 and 14 March 2027 (Friday to Sunday), under the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's notification of 23 October 2026, issued after the Punjab cabinet approved the dates.
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Basant 2027 kite flying is allowed in Lahore on 12, 13 and 14 March 2027 (Friday to Sunday), under the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's notification of 23 October 2026, issued after the Punjab cabinet approved the dates. Kite flying stays banned before and after those three days. The notification replaced the 10-day festival of 29 January to 7 February 2027 that the Punjab government announced on 30 September 2026, which never took effect.
confirmedSource: DawnLast verified 28 Oct 2026
When can you buy?
10 February – 14 March 2027, from registered sellers only
Under the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's notification of 23 October 2026, kites and string may be sold to the public from 10 February to 14 March 2027, only by sellers registered with the Deputy Commissioner.
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Under the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's notification of 23 October 2026, kites and string may be sold to the public from 10 February to 14 March 2027, only by sellers registered with the Deputy Commissioner. Trade between registered businesses (buying, transporting and storing stock) is allowed from 1 February to 14 March 2027, and registered manufacturers may make permitted kites and string from 5 September 2026 to 14 March 2027.
confirmedSource: DawnLast verified 28 Oct 2026
Where is flying banned?
Under the airport's flight paths
Kite flying is banned at all times, including during Basant, under the aircraft paths of Lahore's airport.
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Kite flying is banned at all times, including during Basant, under the aircraft paths of Lahore's airport. Approach path: Nadirabad, Gulshan Ali Colony, Nishat Colony, Bhatta Chowk and DHA Lahore blocks P, Q, R and S. Take-off path: Al-Faisal Town, Jorraypul, Tajpura and Canal Bank Road next to Tajpura.
confirmedSource: DawnLast verified 28 Oct 2026
Rooftop rules
3.5 ft walls
Rooftops used for kite flying must have walls or grills at least 3.5 feet high and be structurally sound, and every location must keep a first-aid kit.
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Rooftops used for kite flying must have walls or grills at least 3.5 feet high and be structurally sound, and every location must keep a first-aid kit. Owners must finish safety work by 31 December 2026; unsafe rooftops are banned outright and can be sealed. Building owners and organisers are responsible for any accident and for securing electric wires near the roof. Overcrowding, loud music, DJ systems and aerial firing are banned, and gatherings above the permitted number need an NOC.
confirmedSource: DawnLast verified 28 Oct 2026

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What does the Basant 2027 notification say?

It allows kite flying in Lahore on 12–14 March 2027 only, opens public sales 10 February – 14 March 2027, from registered sellers only, restates the kite and string rules, and bans flying under the airport's flight paths.

Flying days: 12–14 March 2027, and banned before and after them.
Public sales: 10 February – 14 March 2027, from registered sellers only.
Trade: registered businesses may buy, move and store stock from 1 February 2027.
Manufacturing: registered makers may produce from 5 September 2026 to 14 March 2027.
Registration: nobody may make, trade, store or sell kite material without eBiz registration with the Deputy Commissioner, and certificates must be on display with stock and sales records kept.
Kites: a patang up to 35 × 30 inches and a gudda up to 40 × 34 inches.
String: cotton dor only, wound as a pinna, at most 9 tar and at least 28 count, with the approved maanjha only; additives such as "rema tip top" and "amri powder" are banned.
Banned outright: the charkhi, sharp maanjha, metallic wire and nylon dandi.
Motorcycles: front safety rods are compulsory.

What is the latest Basant news from Lahore?

Newest first: each item below was read at its source and shows the date it was published, and government notices are marked as official.

We write every summary in our own words and link the original. Prices in these reports are market observations, never our prices, and reports that rely on unnamed sources say so.

27 October 2026News report
Walled City survey flags 271 dangerous buildings before Basant
A survey of about 10,000 buildings in five wards of the Walled City found 271 dangerous, the most around Lohari Gate. Unsafe rooftops may not be used for kite flying and can be sealed, so check the roof before you book it (rooftop safety).
Sources: 24NewsHD, Daily Pakistan
26 October 2026Enforcement
Police raids go on: thousands of kites seized in Muslim Town and the Walled City
Muslim Town police found about 6,000 kites and 300 spools stored without permits in a warehouse near Shah Di Khoi, and raids in Bhatti Gate, Tibbi City and Rang Mahal seized about 1,400 more. Kites may be stocked and sold only by registered businesses, inside the notified windows.
Sources: Dunya News, The Nation
23 October 2026NotificationOfficial
DC Lahore notifies Basant 2027: kite flying on three days in March
Kite flying is allowed in Lahore on 12–14 March 2027 under the Deputy Commissioner's notification of 23 October 2026, and banned before and after those days. Kites and dor go on public sale 10 February – 14 March 2027, from registered sellers only, and trade between registered businesses opens on 1 February 2027. The notification restates the kite-size and cotton-dor rules, requires eBiz registration for every maker, trader and seller, and bans flying under the airport's flight paths.
Sources: Dawn, Express News, Jang, Pakistan Today
23 October 2026GovernmentOfficial
Home Secretary: rooftop walls by year-end, free bike rods, no flying outside the three days
Rooftops used for Basant need a strong wall at least 3.5 feet high by 31 December 2026; unsafe buildings can be sealed and owners must secure nearby electric wires. Traffic police will fit free safety rods on more than 2,000,000 motorcycles, and kite flying before or after the notified days stays banned, with fines of up to Rs 2 million.
Sources: Dawn, The Nation, WE News
22 October 2026Enforcement
Constable among five held for bringing banned charkhis from Kasur
Old Anarkali police posed as buyers and caught five people, one of them a police constable, bringing banned charkhi reels from Kasur to sell in Lahore. The charkhi is banned outright; legal dor is sold only as a pinna.
Sources: City42, The Nation
21 October 2026News report
Unnamed sources: Punjab plans Basant across the province in March
Three outlets, citing unnamed sources, said Punjab has decided in principle to allow kite flying in designated areas across the province in March 2027, with price controls on kites and string. No other district has issued a notification, so kite flying outside Lahore stays an offence.
Sources: The News, Minute Mirror, Pakistan Today
20 October 2026Government
Punjab cabinet moves Basant back to March
The cabinet approved the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's summary for a three-day Basant in March, dropping the 10-day January–February plan that kite makers had called unworkable. The formal notification followed three days later.
Sources: The Express Tribune, ProPakistani
19 October 2026EnforcementOfficial
Punjab Police report the year's arrests under the kite-flying law
Punjab Police said that in 2026, up to mid-October, they had arrested 11,397 people and registered 10,849 cases across Punjab for breaking the kite-flying law, recovering 599,340 kites and 19,361 string reels; in Lahore they arrested 5,740 people and recovered 217,176 kites and 7,875 reels. The Inspector General said kite flying will not be tolerated anywhere in the province outside the permitted days.
Sources: Punjab Police, The News
17 October 2026News report
Lahore High Court disposes of plea against the 10-day festival
A petition against the 10-day plan was withdrawn after the court said it could not rest on website and press reports while no notification existed. The petitioner may return now that a notification has been issued.
Sources: Dawn, Daily Times
14 October 2026GovernmentOfficial
Pakistan Post stops carrying kites and string in Punjab
The Postmaster General told post offices in Punjab to refuse and report kites and kite string sent by post, courier or online order. That matches how we work: we sell in person at our registered shop only, and never deliver.
Sources: Dawn, The Express Tribune
12 October 2026Market
More than 5,200 kite and string makers licensed for Basant 2027
By 10 October 2026 the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's office had received more than 6,000 applications for kite and string manufacturing licences for Basant 2027 and issued more than 5,200; about 500 were still being verified and about 300 had been rejected. For Basant 2026, 1,605 people applied and 1,337 were licensed.
Sources: The Nation, City42
6 October 2026Market
Kite makers say paper, bamboo and twine costs doubled after the January plan
A licensed manufacturer told Dawn a rim of kite paper had gone from Rs 3,200–3,800 to Rs 7,000–14,000 and a stack of imported bamboo to Rs 25,000–28,000, with labour costs doubled. These are one maker's figures, not ours; see kite paper and kite bamboo.
Sources: Dawn, Daily Pakistan
30 September 2026Government
Punjab announces a 10-day Basant (later withdrawn)
The Punjab government approved a 10-day festival from 29 January 2027 to 7 February 2027, paused on Kashmir Day. It never took effect: the cabinet moved Basant back to March and the Deputy Commissioner notified 12–14 March 2027.
Sources: Dawn, Geo News
17 September 2026GovernmentOfficial
DC Lahore bans courier delivery of kite material into the city
Courier companies and transport services may not bring kite-flying material into Lahore. Joint teams check the city's entry points, and drivers carrying illegal material face a case, a suspended licence and seizure of the goods.
Sources: DC Office Lahore
16 September 2026GovernmentOfficial
DC Lahore notice: safe Basant in March, fireworks banned
The district administration said only the gudda, the patang and cotton dor on a pinna would be allowed, and banned chemical, metal and sharp-maanjha string, charkhis, aerial firing and fireworks.
Sources: DC Office Lahore
4 September 2026Government
Basant portal opens manufacturer registration for 2027
Kite and string makers could apply for a manufacturing licence and NOC from 5 September 2026; sellers, traders and associations register later. How it works: seller and manufacturer registration.
Sources: Dawn, Radio Pakistan

What else has the government announced?

Rooftop walls by 31 December 2026, free safety rods for motorcycles, and a ban on sending kites and string by post or courier.

Rooftops: walls or grills at least 3.5 feet high by 31 December 2026; unsafe buildings can be sealed. Check yours with the rooftop wall checker.
Motorcycles: traffic police plan to fit free rods on more than 2,000,000 motorcycles (motorcycle safety).
Makers: more than 5,200 kite and string makers were licensed by 10 October 2026.
Enforcement: Punjab Police report 11,397 arrests under the kite-flying law this year.

Pakistan Post has told its offices in Punjab not to carry kites or kite string by post, courier or online-order delivery ahead of Basant 2027, and the Lahore district administration has banned courier companies and transport services from delivering kite-flying material into Lahore. Kites and string cannot be sent by post or courier.

confirmedSource: DawnLast verified 28 Oct 2026

What has not been announced yet?

Still open: the seller registration date, any holiday, the age rule, flying hours and QR-code checks.

As of 28 October 2026, these had not been announced for Basant 2027: when registration opens for sellers, traders and kite-flying associations (it has to come before trade opens on 1 February 2027); any public holiday; whether the 2026 ban on under-18s flying returns; any limit on flying hours; and how QR codes will be checked. The official Basant portal had also not been updated with the notified dates.

awaiting official notificationSource: DawnLast verified 28 Oct 2026

We add each one here the day it is notified, and the WhatsApp waitlist hears first. Until seller registration opens, nobody can sell kites or dor legally, including us.

Where we stand

Seller registration in progress. Sales open only after our Punjab seller certificate is issued.

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Is Basant 2027 allowed outside Lahore?

No: only the Lahore Deputy Commissioner has notified kite flying, and reports of a province-wide plan rely on unnamed sources.

Basant 2027 kite flying is permitted in Lahore District only: the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's notification is the only one issued, and it also bans flying under the airport's approach and take-off paths. Reports on 21 October 2026, citing unnamed sources, said Punjab plans to allow Basant in designated areas across the province, but no other district has notified it, and an earlier province-wide notification was declared fake.

confirmedSource: DawnLast verified 28 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

When is Basant 2027 in Lahore?

Basant 2027 kite flying is allowed in Lahore on 12, 13 and 14 March 2027 (Friday to Sunday), under the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's notification of 23 October 2026, issued after the Punjab cabinet approved the dates. Kite flying stays banned before and after those three days. The notification replaced the 10-day festival of 29 January to 7 February 2027 that the Punjab government announced on 30 September 2026, which never took effect.

When can you buy kites for Basant 2027?

Under the Lahore Deputy Commissioner's notification of 23 October 2026, kites and string may be sold to the public from 10 February to 14 March 2027, only by sellers registered with the Deputy Commissioner. Trade between registered businesses (buying, transporting and storing stock) is allowed from 1 February to 14 March 2027, and registered manufacturers may make permitted kites and string from 5 September 2026 to 14 March 2027.

Where is kite flying banned in Lahore during Basant?

Kite flying is banned at all times, including during Basant, under the aircraft paths of Lahore's airport. Approach path: Nadirabad, Gulshan Ali Colony, Nishat Colony, Bhatta Chowk and DHA Lahore blocks P, Q, R and S. Take-off path: Al-Faisal Town, Jorraypul, Tajpura and Canal Bank Road next to Tajpura.

Is there a public holiday for Basant 2027?

No public holiday has been announced for Basant 2027 yet. For Basant 2026, the Punjab Services and General Administration Department notified Friday 6 and Saturday 7 February 2026 as public holidays across the province of Punjab, while kite flying itself was allowed in Lahore only. Check the 2027 notification before planning around a holiday.

Can kites be sent to Lahore by post or courier?

No. Pakistan Post has told its offices in Punjab not to carry kites or kite string by post, courier or online-order delivery ahead of Basant 2027, and the Lahore district administration has banned courier companies and transport services from delivering kite-flying material into Lahore. Kites and string cannot be sent by post or courier. We sell in person at our registered shop only and never deliver.

Basant 2027 at a glance

What does the Basant 2027 notification say?

What is the latest Basant news from Lahore?

Walled City survey flags 271 dangerous buildings before Basant

Police raids go on: thousands of kites seized in Muslim Town and the Walled City

DC Lahore notifies Basant 2027: kite flying on three days in March

Home Secretary: rooftop walls by year-end, free bike rods, no flying outside the three days

Constable among five held for bringing banned charkhis from Kasur

Unnamed sources: Punjab plans Basant across the province in March

Punjab cabinet moves Basant back to March

Punjab Police report the year's arrests under the kite-flying law

Lahore High Court disposes of plea against the 10-day festival

Pakistan Post stops carrying kites and string in Punjab

More than 5,200 kite and string makers licensed for Basant 2027

Kite makers say paper, bamboo and twine costs doubled after the January plan

Punjab announces a 10-day Basant (later withdrawn)

DC Lahore bans courier delivery of kite material into the city

DC Lahore notice: safe Basant in March, fireworks banned

Basant portal opens manufacturer registration for 2027

What else has the government announced?

What has not been announced yet?

Is Basant 2027 allowed outside Lahore?

Frequently asked questions

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