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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]].--> |
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|<!--[[Image:Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg|100px]] Utter tripe. How can a naval ensign be the East Pakistani flag?-->|| ||[[East Pakistan]] (former province; 1947-1970) ||<!-- The flag was based on the current naval ensign, beacuse the alluvial land was considered as the waterways of the country, easily accessed by the [[Bay of Bengal|sea]]; but there was a further proposal to enhance the identity to a state-level. --><!--More original research? Show us one photo of this flag flying in civil use in East Pakistan?--> |
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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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Revision as of 14:25, 1 November 2009
This is a list of flags used in Pakistan.
National Flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 | |
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Ensign of the Pakistan Army | A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge | |
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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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Naval ensign | National flag, but with ratio: 1:2 | |
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Naval jack of the Pakistan Navy | The Navy's badge on a blue field |
Provincial and Territorial Flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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| 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). | |
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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. | |
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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 |
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| 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] |
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