No restrictions on 'playing loud music' during Basant Festival in Lahore

Published: 02:50 PM, 12 Jan, 2026
No restrictions on 'playing loud music' during Basant Festival in Lahore
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The Punjab government on Monday decided to decorate 23 important roads and locations of Lahore and allow playing loud music during the Basant Festival, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Renowned singers Fareeha Pervez, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Arif Lohar, Hadiqa Kiyani,sss and Asim Raza will participate in the musical events.

The 23 important locations of Lahore include Main Boulevard Gulberg, Noor Jahan Road, Main Market, Mehmood Kasuri Road will be decorated during Basant Festival and Jail Road, MM Alam Road, Khayaban-e-Firdousi, Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Sahrah-e-Tijarat, and Shadman Market are also included in the Basant Theme.

Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, North Lahore, Circular Garden, Azadi Chowk, and Niazi Interchange will also be decorated.

Paine Avenue, Ravi Toll Plaza, GT Road, Ravi Toll Plaza, M-2, Shahdara Flyover, and Ferozepur Road will be decorated.

Basant Festival will be celebrated in a peaceful, secure, disciplined, and family manner.

Punjab govt to relax Basant Festival conditions

The Punjab government decided to relax some conditions and allow musical activities during the Basant Festival.

The Lahore administration announced not take any action according to the Sound System Act.

Sources said that without music, the Basant Festival is useless. The fans can enjoy DG music and other sound systems.

The relaxation will be unannounced, and a separate notification will not be issued in this regard.

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Ali Ramay is a Senior Investigative Reporter associated with Pakistan's City News Network (CNN). He has been associated with the CNN group since 2013 and mainly covers investigative stories in departments under the Punjab Government.