Claim: A video shows people dancing at a Basant party in Lahore.
Fact: The video is unrelated to Lahore and is actually from Pune, India.
On 11 February 2026, Facebook digital creator ‘Mr Kharoos’ posted (archive) a video of people dancing at a party, alleging that the event took place in Defence Raya Lahore during the Basant festival. The clip is accompanied by the following caption:
“Basant after party DHA Raya Lahore 🔥”
It was also shared (archive) on X (formerly Twitter) by user @MaidahMuhammad, who wrote:
“مریم نواز کہتی ہیں کہ اس کا تعلق ایک مذہبی گھرانے سے ہے۔ یہ لاہور کی ویڈیو ہے کوئی 25 ہزار والا عالم فتویٰ جاری کرے گا ؟؟؟؟
[Maryam Nawaz says she belongs to a religious family. This is a video from Lahore. Will a scholar issue a fatwa for 25,000????]”
Lahore is the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, which is governed by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. A fatwa is an Islamic decree.
Basant returns to Lahore after ban
Basant, a traditional kite-flying spring festival, returned to Lahore in 2026 after a years-long ban owing to fatalities caused by strings and aerial firing. It was held on 6, 7, and 8 February 2026 as per its dedicated page.
The Punjab chief minister had announced on 29 December 2025 that “manufacturers and sellers must register via the E-biz App or the official portal” and that “kite shops can only sell to the general public from 1 February to 8 February 2026”.
In an Instagram post, the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) issued further guidelines for Basant.
“The festival was banned nearly 20 years ago after dozens of people were killed or injured by metallic or chemically coated kite strings, which posed serious risks to pedestrians and motorcyclists,” Arab News reported. Citing local media reports, it added that under an extensive safety plan, authorities “have distributed one million safety rods among motorcyclists through 100 designated points across Lahore”.
The Express Tribune reported the authorities had banned “kites carrying political, religious or provocative imagery after photographs of kites bearing images of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan surfaced on social media, raising concerns over public order at a politically sensitive moment”.
According to Dawn, “the home department’s control room has received some 118 Basant-related accidents cases, including six casualties, during the first two days” of the festival.
Among the deceased was journalist Malik Zain, who “died after falling from a rooftop while flying a kite”, Arab News reported, citing authorities.
Fact or Fiction?
When we reverse-searched keyframes from the viral video, we found that X user @Nighat_Abbass had quoted a post that carried the same video but has now been deleted. However, we found a comment stating that the venue was a club in Pune, a city in India’s Maharashtra state.
We also identified the number “1664” written in neon lights in the background of the people dancing. Searching for it along with “Pune” led to the official Instagram account of the venue, which is actually a place called “Asilo Sundowner.”
Multiple other similar videos were shared on the same account. Scrolling further, we came across the exact same clip posted on 7 February 2026.
Soch Fact Check, therefore, concludes that the video is unrelated to Lahore and is actually from Pune, India.
Virality
The post by ‘Mr Kharoos’ has gained 4,800 views so far, while the one by @MaidahMuhammad has been viewed 38,400 times.
Soch Fact Check found the claim shared here on X.
It was also posted here, here, here, here, and here on Facebook, here on Instagram, here on YouTube, and here on TikTok.
Conclusion: The video is unrelated to Lahore and is actually from Pune, India.
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