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| [[Image:Flag of the President of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || || [[President of Pakistan|Presidential flag of Pakistan]] || The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a green field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below. (rarely used)
| [[File:Flag of the President of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || || [[President of Pakistan|Presidential flag of Pakistan]] || The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a green field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below. (rarely used)
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| [[Image:FlagofPrimeMinister.JPG|100px]] || || [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] ||Ratio: 1:1 <br>(rarely used)
| [[File:FlagofPrimeMinister.JPG|100px]] || || [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] ||Ratio: 1:1 <br>(rarely used)
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| [[Image:Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || [[1947]]–[[Present]] || [[civil ensign|Civil Ensign of Pakistan]] || A red ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design
| [[File:Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || [[1947]]–[[Present]] || [[civil ensign|Civil Ensign of Pakistan]] || A red ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design
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| [[Image:Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || || Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan || An ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the [[British Civil Air Ensign|British design]]
| [[File:Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || || Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan || An ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the [[British Civil Air Ensign|British design]]
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| [[Image:Joint Staff Flag Pakistan.JPG|100px|border]] || || Ensign of the Joint Service || A tricolor of dark blue, red and light blue representing the navy, army and air force, with the Joint Service badge
| [[File:Joint Staff Flag Pakistan.JPG|100px|border]] || || Ensign of the Joint Service || A tricolor of dark blue, red and light blue representing the navy, army and air force, with the Joint Service badge
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| [[Image:Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg|100px|border]] || || Ensign of the [[Pakistan Army]] || A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge
| [[File:Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg|100px|border]] || || Ensign of the [[Pakistan Army]] || A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge
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| [[Image:Pakistani Air Force Ensign.svg|100px|border]] || || Ensign of the [[Pakistan Air Force]] || A light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton, and the Air Force's roundel
| [[File:Pakistani Air Force Ensign.svg|100px|border]] || || Ensign of the [[Pakistan Air Force]] || A light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton, and the Air Force's roundel
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| [[File:Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || || Naval ensign || National flag, but with ratio: 1:2
| [[File:Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || || Naval ensign || National flag, but with ratio: 1:2
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| [[Image:Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || || Naval jack of the [[Pakistan Navy]] || The Navy's badge on a blue field
| [[File:Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg|100px]] || || Naval jack of the [[Pakistan Navy]] || The Navy's badge on a blue field
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|[[Image:Flag of Sindh.PNG|100px]] || || [[Sindh]] provincial flag || A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre.
|[[File:Flag of Sindh.PNG|100px]] || || [[Sindh]] provincial flag || A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre.
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|[[Image:100px-Pk-punj.PNG]] --> || || [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] provincial flag || A traditional 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 in [[Persian language|Persian]] (from ''Punj'' = Five, ''Aab'' = Waters).
|[[File:100px-Pk-punj.PNG]] --> || || [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] provincial flag || A traditional 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 in [[Persian language|Persian]] (from ''Punj'' = Five, ''Aab'' = Waters).
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| [[Image:PK-NWFP.svg|100px]] || || [[North-West Frontier Province|N.W.F.P]] provincial flag || A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem on the flag shows the [[Jamrud]] fort which guards the [[Khyber Pass]], and mountains in the back.
| [[File:PK-NWFP.svg|100px]] || || [[North-West Frontier Province|N.W.F.P]] provincial flag || A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem on the flag shows the [[Jamrud]] fort which guards the [[Khyber Pass]], and mountains in the back.
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| [[Image:Flag of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.gif|100px]] || || [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] provincial flag || A traditional 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 [[Dromedary camel]], also the provincial animal of ''[[Pakistani]] Balochistan''.
| [[File:Flag of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.gif|100px]] || || [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] provincial flag || A traditional 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 [[Dromedary camel]], also the provincial animal of ''[[Pakistani]] Balochistan''.
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| [[Image:Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg|100px]] || || [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]] territory flag || 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]], [[Sikh]] and other minorities of the disputed region, the colours are clearly influenced by the [[Mughal Empire]]. The four white stripes symbolize the main rivers of the [[Kashmir region]]; [[Indus]], [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]], [[Chenab River|Chenab]] and [[Ravi River|Ravi]].
| [[File:Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg|100px]] || || [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]] territory flag || 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]], [[Sikh]] and other minorities of the disputed region, the colours are clearly influenced by the [[Mughal Empire]]. The four white stripes symbolize the main rivers of the [[Kashmir region]]; [[Indus]], [[Jhelum River|Jhelum]], [[Chenab River|Chenab]] and [[Ravi River|Ravi]].
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|<!--Flag unknown-->|| || [[Northern Areas]] flag ||
|<!--Flag unknown-->|| || [[Northern Areas]] flag ||
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|<!--[[Image:Proposed Flag of Islamabad Capital Territory.svg|100px]] THis is the proposed flag but is not yet official, so don't jump the gun-->|| || [[Islamabad Capital Territory]] flag||<!--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]].-->
|<!--[[File:Proposed Flag of Islamabad Capital Territory.svg|100px]] THis is the proposed flag but is not yet official, so don't jump the gun-->|| || [[Islamabad Capital Territory]] flag||<!--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]].-->
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||<!--Flag unknown-->|| || [[Junagadh|Juangadh and Manavadar]] flag || (former territory annexed to India; August 18, 1947-1948)
||<!--Flag unknown-->|| || [[Junagadh|Juangadh and Manavadar]] flag || (former territory annexed to India; August 18, 1947-1948)
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||<!--Flag unknown-->|| (1947-1952) (1953-1956) || [[Governor-General of Pakistan]] || The pattern used in the [[Indian subcontinent]] ([[Burma]], [[Republic of India|India]], Pakistan and [[Ceylon]]) representing the British monarch was without the yellow scroll - the letters were directly on the blue field shows a lion standing on a crown upon a blue field. Two patterns delimited by 1953 should theoretically exist. These would have been used in what's now Bangladesh, too. <ref>[http://flagspot.net/flags/pk_gov.html]</ref>
||<!--Flag unknown-->|| (1947-1952) (1953-1956) || [[Governor-General of Pakistan]] || The pattern used in the [[Indian subcontinent]] ([[Burma]], [[Republic of India|India]], Pakistan and [[Ceylon]]) representing the British monarch was without the yellow scroll - the letters were directly on the blue field shows a lion standing on a crown upon a blue field. Two patterns delimited by 1953 should theoretically exist. These would have been used in what's now Bangladesh, too.<ref>[http://flagspot.net/flags/pk_gov.html]</ref>
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Revision as of 07:02, 2 November 2009

This is a list of flags used in Pakistan.

National Flag

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

Government Flags

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. (rarely used)
File:FlagofPrimeMinister.JPG Prime Minister of Pakistan Ratio: 1:1
(rarely used)

Civil Ensign

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

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

Military

Flag Date Use Description
File:Joint Staff Flag Pakistan.JPG Ensign of the Joint Service A tricolor of dark blue, red and light blue representing the navy, army and air force, with the Joint Service badge
Ensign of the Pakistan Army A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge
Ensign of the Pakistan Air Force A light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton, and the Air Force's roundel
Naval ensign National flag, but with ratio: 1:2
Naval jack of the Pakistan Navy The Navy's badge on a blue field

Provincial and Territorial Flags

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Sindh.PNG Sindh provincial flag A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre.
File:100px-Pk-punj.PNG --> Punjab provincial flag A traditional 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 in Persian (from Punj = Five, Aab = Waters).
N.W.F.P provincial flag A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem on the flag shows the Jamrud fort which guards the Khyber Pass, and mountains in the back.
File:Flag of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.gif Balochistan provincial flag A traditional 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 Dromedary camel, also the provincial animal of Pakistani Balochistan.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir territory flag 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, Sikh and other minorities of the disputed region, the colours are clearly influenced by the Mughal Empire. The four white stripes symbolize the main rivers of the Kashmir region; Indus, Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi.
Northern Areas flag
Federally Administered Tribal Areas flag
Islamabad Capital Territory flag
Juangadh and Manavadar flag (former territory annexed to India; August 18, 1947-1948)

Vice Regal flags

Flag Date Use Description
(1947-1952) (1953-1956) Governor-General of Pakistan The pattern used in the Indian subcontinent (Burma, India, Pakistan and Ceylon) representing the British monarch was without the yellow scroll - the letters were directly on the blue field shows a lion standing on a crown upon a blue field. Two patterns delimited by 1953 should theoretically exist. These would have been used in what's now Bangladesh, too.[1]

Cultural

Flag Date Use Description
Flag used by the Pakistani community in the United Kingdom and in general to represent dual Pakistani-British identity Colours of the Pakistani national flag, as well as the crest blended into the Union Jack[2]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
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