{"id":19456,"date":"2026-02-04T14:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=19456"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:13:05","slug":"over-rs54-billion-worth-of-kites-and-string-sold-in-lahore-within-three-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=19456","title":{"rendered":"Over Rs54 Billion Worth of Kites and String Sold in Lahore Within Three Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"46582861-5a4b-424c-8755-5f0cb8a6d93b\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-188\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e77e84c7-fc7a-45a2-859e-240e26a5ed7c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1502\"><strong>Ahead of the festive season, Lahore has witnessed a sharp surge in the sale of kites and kite string, with transactions exceeding Rs54 billion over the past three days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1504\" data-end=\"1786\">According to the Kite Association, more than 500,000 kites were sold in city markets on Tuesday alone, reflecting heightened public interest and increased buying activity ahead of the celebrations. Traders say the markets remained crowded as many buyers opted for advance purchases.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"2037\">Meanwhile, kite-making activity is in full swing at Peshawar\u2019s historic Yakatoot Bazaar, where dozens of shops and workshops are operating. Skilled artisans, mostly from Punjab, are working around the clock to manufacture kites and spools of string.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2039\" data-end=\"2368\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Shopkeepers say that due to the craftsmen\u2019s experience and expertise, high-quality and visually appealing kites are being produced at reasonable prices and dispatched in large quantities to Lahore and other cities. They added that workshops across Peshawar are operating at full capacity to meet the growing demand in the market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1502\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the festive season, Lahore has witnessed a sharp surge in the sale of kites and kite string, with transactions exceeding Rs54 billion over the past three days. According to the Kite Association, more than 500,000 kites were sold in city markets on Tuesday alone, reflecting heightened public interest and increased buying activity ahead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowgLK2DA:productID":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,46,36],"tags":[9736,2050,10679,10677,10678,10680],"class_list":["post-19456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-latest","category-pakistan","tag-basant","tag-kite-flying","tag-kite-trade","tag-lahore-markets","tag-peshawar-artisans","tag-yakatoot-bazaar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19456"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19458,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19456\/revisions\/19458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}