Kite string continues to spill blood on roads

LAHORE: Two motorcyclists sustained neck injuries when kit string struck them in two separate incidents in the city on Saturday.

The first incident occurred in Model Town, where 28-year-old Adnan Umar was injured due to a kite string. He was riding a motorbike near Sethi Motors when the kite string struck his neck, causing him to fall and sustain injuries. Nearby bystanders alerted rescue teams, who promptly arrived at the scene and transported him to a nearby hospital.

The second incident took place within the Nishtar Colony police limits. A motorcyclist, so far unidentified, was injured in the neck in the string accident.

Rescue 1122 responded to the emergency and provided the first aid.

Following a tragic incident in Faisalabad where a youth was killed by a kite string, kite flying as a dangerous sport received widespread criticism on social media. The Punjab government, upon taking notice, had ordered a strict crackdown. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had visited the victim Asif’s house in Faisalabad to express condolences. Unfortunately, such deadly incidents persisted despite the police’s efforts.

57 held over violating Kite Flying Act

The Punjab police registered 60 cases and arrested 57 people on charges of violating the Kite Flying Act across the province during the last 24 hours.

According to a Punjab police spokesman, during the last 33 days, the police arrested 3,562 suspects across the province and registered 3,437 cases under the Act.

The police seized 216,504 kites and 14,670 twine rolls from the accused, the spokesman added.

Commissioner Lahore starts safety campaign

Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa started the urban safety campaign from kite flying by installing a protective safety wire on the motorcycle of a citizen at Chairing Cross here on Saturday. Commissioner Lahore said that Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has zero tolerance on kite flying and a strict crackdown was in progress in whole Lahore division.

He said that kite flying was a bloody sport which was prohibited by law. He said that strict action was being taken against the violators and business related to kite flying to save the lives of the citizens.

Commissioner Lahore said that more than 3,000 cases were registered in Lahore division for kite flying violation and arrests are being made. He said that he was grateful to the private motor cycle company Honda Atlas, which felt their responsibility. Commissioner along with the company’s officials distributed safety wires to more than 500 motorcycle riders. He said that the citizens must not participate in bloody sports like kite flying and must fulfill their responsibility to eliminate it. The life of every citizen was the most important. DC Lahore Rafia Haider, MD Wasa Ghafran Ahmed, CEO LWMC Babar Sahib Din and other officers were also present on this occasion.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Lahore distributed Eidi and bonus to LWMC Christian workers at his office. A bonus of Rs5000 was announced for every Christian worker on the occasion of Good Friday and Easter 2024. Commissioner Lahore said that Easter bonus has been given to 9,199 sanitary workers, 73 supervisors, 250 drivers and six helpers. CEO Babar Sahib Din said that zero waste operation is being conducted across the city.