For the first time in years, Karachi will host Basant on the beach as part of a "Sindh festival" aimed at promoting, protecting and preserving the Indus Valley Civilisation.
Speaking about his plans, Bilawal mentioned how Basant was banned by the PML-N government in Punjab.
"We are promoting the culture of peace, while terrorists want to impose their culture through the barrel of a gun," the patron-in-chief of PPP said.
The PML-N banned Basant on the ground that the glass-coated twine used to fly kites during the festival had caused many deaths. Civil society groups say the ban was influenced by pressure from right-wing and extremist groups which claim the festival has "Hindu overtones".
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Despite requests from civil society groups and associations representing thousands of kite-makers, the Punjab government refused to lift the ban.
Bilawal announced that opening ceremony of the Sindh Festival 2014 would be held in Mohenjodaro.
"Let's bask in the glory of Indus civilisation. Let's live in the Pakistan we want to see. Move away London 2012, we have Mohenjodaro 2014," he said.
Bilawal said that Pakistanis were being dragged backwards, towards "more regressive dark ages".
"We have been taught distorted history about our culture and religion by military dictators like Zia-ul-Haq, and his proteges. They want to put a gun to our heads and impose their rules on us. But we won't let them," Bilawal said.
She said the festival would have a cattle race, grand Mushaira, donkey cart race, deep sea fishing tournament, among others.
It will be held in various parts of Sindh and Karachi, Bilawal said.