02-28-2007, 03:45 AM
<b>Killer kite festival battle for Pakistan's soul </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - A spring kite festival in Pakistan has become the battleground between the forces of moderation and extremism after the deaths of 14 people including a child.
Islamists have called for the banning of the Basant festival which took place at the weekend in Lahore and surrounding Punjab province -- while secularist President Pervez Musharraf personally participated in the event.
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Islamists have called for the banning of the Basant festival which took place at the weekend in Lahore and surrounding Punjab province -- while secularist President Pervez Musharraf personally participated in the event.
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