BBC
More than 500 people are reported to have been arrested in the Pakistani city of Lahore for flying kites.
Kite flying is a traditional part of a festival marking the advent of spring in Punjab, but on Thursday the Pakistani authorities introduced a ban.
The prohibition came in after a number of deaths, mostly in Lahore, caused by glass-coated or metal kite-strings.
Families of the seven victims protested last week, demanding that a Supreme Court uphold a ban on the sport.
Similar bans have been imposed in previous years.
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