{"id":1931,"date":"2026-09-30T16:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1931"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:03:47","slug":"maryam-approves-10-day-basant-celebrations-in-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1931","title":{"rendered":"Maryam approves 10-day Basant celebrations in Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has given the go-ahead to 10-day Basant celebrations in Lahore, with festivities scheduled from January 29 to February 7, the provincial government said on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The celebrations will, however, be suspended for one day on February 5 due to Kashmir Solidarity Day.<\/p>\n<p>Maryam said that Basant would promote Punjab\u2019s cultural heritage and help revive Lahore\u2019s centuries-old tradition.<\/p>\n<p>She directed the relevant authorities to make comprehensive security arrangements during the celebrations and ensure the protection of human lives under all circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of citizens should be the top priority during Basant,\u201d she said, instructing officials to take all necessary preventive measures to avoid any possible accidents.<\/p>\n<p>The chief minister also appealed to citizens to follow safety precautions and ensure the protection of themselves and others during the festivities.<\/p>\n<p>The details of safety measures and other arrangements for Basant will be finalised by the relevant government departments.<\/p>\n<p>Basant was held in Lahore from February 6 to 8 this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has given the go-ahead to 10-day Basant celebrations in Lahore, with festivities scheduled from January 29 to February 7, the provincial government said on Wednesday. The celebrations will, however, be suspended for one day on February 5 due to Kashmir Solidarity Day. Maryam said that Basant would promote Punjab\u2019s cultural heritage and help revive Lahore\u2019s centuries-old tradition. She directed the relevant authorities to make comprehensive security arrangements during the celebrations and ensure the protection of human lives under all circumstances. \u201cThe safety of citizens&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1931\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}