{"id":316179,"date":"2026-02-08T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deadly-kite-festival-back-after-nearly-25-years\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T06:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T06:00:07","slug":"deadly-kite-festival-back-after-nearly-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deadly-kite-festival-back-after-nearly-25-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly kite festival back after nearly 25 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5pUXbUr0-z0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Deadly kite festival back after nearly 25 years\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5pUXbUr0-z0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Basant, a historic kite flying festival that had been banned for 25 years for safety reasons has finally returned to the Pakistani city of Lahore this weekend amidst much joy and excitement. 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