Pakistan, Oct. 21 -- The Punjab government has rescheduled Basant 2027 in Lahore for a second time, with the provincial cabinet approving March 12, 13 and 14 as the new dates for the festival.

The latest decision reverses the schedule announced earlier by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, under which Basant was to be celebrated over 10 days from January 29 to February 7, with a break on February 5 to observe Kashmir Day.

According to sources, Lahore Deputy Commissioner Captain (retd) Muhammad Ali Ijaz sent a summary proposing a change in the festival dates to the Punjab Home Department, which forwarded it to the provincial cabinet for approval. The cabinet has now approved the March schedule.

Maryam had announced the January d...