Posted on 02/12/2005 8:02:28 AM PST by traumer
Perhaps we should flood Sauid Arabia, Iran, etc. with a release of hundreds - perhaps even thousands or millions - of kites and watch their societies disintegrate and collapse in the ensuing chaos.
http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=92983
LAHORE, February 07 (Online): Nineteen people, mostly children and teenagers, have been killed and more than 200 injured in Basant-related incidents in Lahore on Sunday. Two children and a youth had already died and over 300 sustained injuries during the Basant night celebrations on Saturday.
The Basant, marking the start of spring, began on Saturday evening with thousands of revellers perched on rooftops. The festivities, including kite flying, continued till late Sunday night amid chants of "Bo Kata" as rival kites went down. The victory was celebrated with drumbeats, the bursting of firecrackers and often firing in the air.
At least two youth died from stray bullets. They included, Mehran Shah, 15, of Gawalmandi and Noman, 16, Mozang area. Besides, at least eight people died after falling from the rooftops of their houses. They included Bilal Ibrahim, 20, (Main Market, Gulberg); Ashraf (Yohunnabad); Azmat, 20, (Iqbal Town); Awais, (Kot Lakhpat); Ali Haider, 7, (Model Town); Nasir Ali, 9, (Kot Lakhpat); and Aslam, 18, (Rang Mahal). A girl, Kashaf, died, when she also fell from the rooftop of her house after her throat was slit by a twine.
One Arif, 30, was electrocuted after being trapped by a metallic twine of a stray kite, which was entangled with live electric wires. He died on the spot. A number of casualties were caused during the looting of stray kites, as the running enthusiasts were run over by vehicles. They included Zulfiqar, 25, (Gujarpura); Akbar, 27, (Badami Bagh); Asif, 8, (Rajgarh); Afzal, 9, (Garhi Shahu); Auranzeb, 12; Jehangir, and one unidentified.
A 40-year-old man Mohammad Riaz died of poisonous liquor in Islampura, while celebrating Basant. According to Mayo Hospital sources, at least 130 injured were taken to the hospital, out of whom, 54 had received bullet wounds. Condition of 86 was stated to be critical.
The 1122 Rescue Service took at least 24 persons to different hospitals with throat slit injuries. However, the Lahore police claimed that at least six people lost their lives in the city of which two got bullet wounds, two were electrocuted and the other two received fatal injuries due to twine.
The police registered 103 cases on different charges and recovered 55 kites, 16 string rolls, 79 twine rolls, two Mausers, 10 pistols and 15 bullets. Meanwhile, families flocked to the rooftops of their residences to enjoy the Basant. Special drumbeaters were hired for the event. Each fall of the kites was celebrated with drum beating and loud screams of "Bo Kata", besides aerial firing. For the kite flyers the sky was illuminated with lights using powerful electric torches. Food stalls were put up on the rooftops.
mad pakis...
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