Overview
- Kite flying is limited to Lahore for the three designated days, with a new prohibition near civil aviation areas to protect flight operations.
- The cabinet authorised registered manufacturers in Faisalabad, Kasur, Multan and Sheikhupura to produce approved kites and nine-thread cotton string for registered Lahore sellers, with QR codes ensuring traceability.
- LESCO submitted a 27-point plan to the Lahore High Court featuring round-the-clock control rooms, high-alert crews and a requirement to de-energise lines before removing kite strings.
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced free travel on 419 buses, metro and Orange Line services plus 6,000 Yango rickshaws, and a main public event at Liberty Chowk on February 7.
- Markets report strong demand — over Rs540 million in sales and 500,000 kites sold in a day — even as police outside Lahore, notably in Rawalpindi, continue arrests and seizures under ongoing bans.