List of Pakistani flags

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This is a list of flags used in Pakistan.

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[edit] National Flag

Flag Date Use Description
1947 - National flag of Pakistan Two stripes, four fifths green, one fifth white, with the traditional Muslim (Turkish) symbols of a crescent & star on the green section.

[edit] Presidential flag of the Republic

Flag Date Use Description
Presidential flag of Pakistan The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a green field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below.

[edit] Pakistani Civil Ensign

Flag Date Use Description
1947 Civil Ensign of Pakistan A red ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design

[edit] Pakistani Civil Air Ensign

Flag Date Use Description
Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan An ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design

[edit] Pakistani Military

Flag Date Use Description
Joint Service Flag A tricolour of dark blue, red and light blue representing the navy, army and air force, with the Joint Service badge
Ensign of the Pakistani Army A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge
Ensign of the Pakistani Air Force A light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton, and the Air Force's roundel
Ensign of the Pakistani Navy The National Flag with a 1:2 ratio
Jack of the Pakistani Navy The Navy's badge on a blue field

[edit] Provincial and Territorial Flags of Pakistan

Flag Date Use Description
Sindh provincial flag A green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre.
Image:100px-Pk-punj.PNG Punjab provincial flag A green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. The emblem reflects Punjab's natural resources: its wheat, and the five rivers which give the province its name (from Punj = Five, Aab = Waters).
N.W.F.P provincial flag The emblem on the flag shows the Jamrud fort which guards the Khyber Pass, and mountains in the back.
Balochistan provincial flag A green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. The emblem shows stylised mountains of this barren province and the principal mode of transport: the camel.
Azad Kashmir state ensign The flag displays the Pakistani national colours, White and dark green, with a crescent and star to represent the Muslim majority and a saffron square to represent the Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh minorities. The four white stripes symbolize the main rivers of Kashmir; Indus, Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi.
Territorial flag of the Islamabad Capital Territory The flag is based on the national flag of Pakistan. The diagonal design is to differentiate it from the national flag. The square shape is to make the triangles symmetric. The star and crescent are regular as in the national flag. The black colour refers to the black flag used by the early Muslims at the time of the conquest of Mecca.

[edit] Historical

Flag Date Use Description
1526 - 1857 Flag of the Mughal Empire A green flag with a crescent
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