US Campus Celebrates Pakistan Kite Festival

Bright sun, gusty wind and colorfully decorated kites dominated the Saturday afternoon sky as students and families from throughout the area gathered in traditional clothing to celebrate the Basant Festival on campus. The festival is the first of its kind at NT. The association hopes to make Basant an annual event. Haider said the association hopes to present a theme of East meeting West through kite flying. "A lot of Americans love kite flying," Haider said. "If you're a Pakistani and you don't know how to fly a kite, you're not Pakistani." The festival represents spring through …