Hundreds arrested in Pakistan kite flying crackdown

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Updated February 24, 2010 20:53:04

Police in Pakistan's Punjab province have arrested more than one thousand people in a crackdown on people selling and flying kites. For the past three years authorities have banned the traditional practice of kite flying during an annual spring festival, for sometimes compelling safety reasons.


Presenter: Nasya Bahfen
Speakers: Haider Sherwani, Kite Flying Lovers Association of Lahore; Sajjad Ahmed, Lahore District Coordination Officer

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