Overview
- The deputy commissioner issued a notification allowing kite flying only on February 6–8, 2026 within Lahore district and activated mandatory digital registration.
- Manufacturing and trade are permitted from December 30 to February 8, with public sales limited to February 1–8 and restricted to registered sellers displaying certificates.
- Rules ban charkhi and nylon, plastic, metallic or chemically coated strings, allow only approved cotton pinna thread with QR codes, and set defined kite size limits.
- Motorcycles must carry safety rods during the festival, with police and district officials ordered to enforce zero tolerance and penalties of three to five years in prison and fines up to Rs2 million for hazardous string use.
- Advocate Azhar Siddique has petitioned the Lahore High Court to suspend and void the notification, citing recent string-related injuries, with the case pending.