List of Pakistani flags

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Template:Short description Template:Sister project This is a list of flags used in Pakistan.

National flag

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg 1947–present National flag of Pakistan Two stripes, three fourths green, one fourth white, with the traditional Islamic symbols of a crescent & star on the green section.

Government flags

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of the President of Pakistan.svg 1998–present Standard of the president of Pakistan The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a green field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below.
File:Presidential standard of Pakistan (1974–1998).svg 1974–1998 Standard of the president of Pakistan The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a green field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below.
File:Presidential Standard of Pakistan (1956-1967).svg 1956–1967 Standard of the president of Pakistan The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a blue field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below.
File:Flag of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.svg 1954–present Standard of the prime minister of Pakistan Ratio: 1:1
File:Flag of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.svg ?–Present Flag of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Emblem of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in gold on green field with gold side.
File:Pakistan Federal Shariat Court Flag.svg ?–Present Flag of the Pakistan Federal Shariat Court Emblem of the Pakistan Federal Shariat Court in gold with white crescent and star and book on green field with white side.
File:Flag of the Governor-General of Pakistan (1953-1956).svg 1953–1956 Standard of the governor-general of Pakistan The governor-general flag of Pakistan was used from 1953 until 1956.
File:Flag of the Governor-General of Pakistan (1947-1953).svg 1947–1953 Standard of the governor-general of Pakistan The flag from 1947 to 1956, the governor-general of Pakistan used a dark blue flag bearing the royal crest (a lion standing on the Crown), beneath which was the word 'PAKISTAN' in gold majuscules. The same design is still used by many other governors-general. This last flag was the personal flag of the governor-general only. This flag was used from 1947 until 1952.

Civil ensign

Flag Date Use Description
File:Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg 1947–present Civil Ensign of Pakistan A red ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the Red Ensign

Civil air ensign

Flag Date Use Description
File:Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan.svg ?–Present Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan An ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design

Provincial and territorial flags

Flag Date Use Description
Current Provinces
File:Flag of Sindh.svg 2005–Present Flag of Sindh A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre.
File:Flag of Punjab.svg 1970–Present Flag of Punjab 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).
File:Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.svg 2011–Present Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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.svg 2005–Present Flag of Balochistan 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 Balochistan.
File:Flag of Gilgit Baltistan (2011-Present).png 2011–Present Flag of Gilgit–Baltistan A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem on the flag showing the Baltit Fort and the Skardu Fort which guards the Himalayas (including K2), the designated national peak in the back.
File:Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg 1975–Present Flag of Azad Kashmir 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 symbolise the main rivers of the Kashmir region; Indus, Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi. It also represents the five geographic divisions of the disputed territory, Baltistan, Gilgit, Jammu, the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh.[1]
Former Provinces
File:Flag of NWFP.svg 1901–1955 1970–2010 Flag of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. The emblem shows a castle and a crescent moon. Underneath it are the letters NWFP - abbreviation of the province.
File:Flag of FATA.svg 2011–2018 Flag of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. The emblem shows a castle and two swords. Underneath it are the letters FATA – abbreviation of the province.

City flags

Flag Date Use Description
File:Karachi City Flag.png ?–Present Flag of Karachi
File:Lahore City Flag.png ?–Present Flag of Lahore
File:Faisalabad City Flag.png ?–Present Flag of Faisalabad
File:Hyderabad (Pakistan) City Flag.png ?–Present Flag of Hyderabad
File:Peshawar City Flag.png ?–Present Flag of Peshawar
File:Quetta City Flag.png ?–Present Flag of Quetta
File:Islamabad City Flag.png ?–Present Flag of Islamabad
File:Sargodha City Flag.png ?–Present Flag of Sargodha

Military

Flag Date Use Description
File:Armed Forces of Pakistan Flag.svg ?–Present Flag of the Pakistan Armed Forces
File:Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg ?–Present Flag of the Pakistan Army A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge
File:Pakistani Air Force Ensign.svg ?–Present 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:Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg ?–Present Naval jack of the Pakistan Navy The Navy's badge on a blue field
File:Naval Standard of Pakistan.svg ?–Present Standard of the Pakistan Navy The Navy's badge defaced on the National Flag
File:Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg ?–Present Ensign of the Pakistan Navy National flag, but with ratio: 1:2
File:Pakistan Coast Guards Flag.png ?–Present Flag of the Pakistan Coast Guards
File:Flag of the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.svg ?–Present Standard of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan Trimmed with green, white, red, yellow, dark blue, and light blue intermingled fringe; the national flag with which it is displayed has green and white intermingled fringe.
File:Flag of the Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan).svg ?–Present Flag of the chief of the army staff

Naval rank flags

Flag Date Use Description
File:Pakistan Navy Admiral of the Fleet.svg ?–Present Flag of the admiral of the fleet
File:Pakistan Navy Admiral.svg ?–Present Flag of the admiral
File:Pakistan Navy Vice Admiral.svg ?–Present Flag of the vice-admiral
File:Pakistan Navy Rear Admiral.svg ?–Present Flag of the rear-admiral
File:Pakistan Navy Commodore.svg ?–Present Flag of the commodore
File:Pakistan Navy Senior Officer Afloat.svg ?–Present Flag of the senior officer afloat

Manoeuvre corps

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Pakistan's I Corps.gif ?–Present Flag of the I Corps A horizontal tricolor of red, white and red with a yellow lightning bold on the middle.
File:Flag of Pakistan's IV Corps.gif ?–Present Flag of the IV Corps
File:Flag of Pakistan's X Corps.png ?–Present Flag of the X Corps
File:Flag of Pakistan's V Corps.gif ?–Present Flag of the V Corps
File:Flag of Pakistan's XI Corps.gif ?–Present Flag of the XI Corps A horizontal tricolor of red, white and red with a black triangle on the middle, and a red circle on the middle.

Others

Flag Date Use Description
File:Pakarmyairdefenceregt.jpg ?–Present Flag of the Army Air Defence Command A horizontal bicolor of black and yellow with a symbol on the middle.
File:PA NLI.png ?–Present Flag of the Northern Light Infantry Regiment

Historical flags

Pre-colonial states

Flag Date Use Description
File:Umayyad Flag.svg 711–750 Flag of the Umayyad Caliphate The White Umayyad Standard.
File:Black flag.svg 750–945 Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate The Black Abbasid Banner.
File:Sultan of Delhi Flag according to the Catalan Atlas (1375).png 1269–1596 Flag of the Delhi Sultanate according to the Catalan Atlas (1375) A dark grey flag with a black strip left of center.
File:Flag of Persia (1502-1524).svg 1510–1524 Flag of the Safavid dynasty A plain green flag with a yellow circle on the top.
File:Flag of Shah Tahmasp I.svg 1524–1576 Flag of the Safavid dynasty
File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg 1526–1858 Flag of the Mughal Empire Mughal Empire Alam flag that was primarily moss green.
File:Safavid Flag.svg 1576–1590
1599–1716
1729–1736		 Flag of the Safavid dynasty
File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg 1674–1818 Flag of the Maratha Empire (Bhagwa Dhwaj)[2] A saffron-coloured swallowtail flag.
File:Black flag.svg 1709–1738 Flag of the Hotak dynasty This flag was used by the Afghan Hotak dynasty.
File:Kattar Dhal Talwar.png 1716–1799 Flag of the Sikh Confederacy
File:Nader Shah Flag.svg 1738–1747 Flag of the Afsharid Iran The standard of Nader Shah.
File:Om 1958.gif 1783–1856 Flag of the Omani Empire in Gwadar A white field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right.
File:Sikh Empire flag.svg 1799–1849 Flag of the Sikh Empire (Nishan Sahib)[3]
File:Flag of Herat until 1842.svg 1818–1842 Flag of the Durrani Empire This flag was used by the Durrani Sadozais.
File:Flag of Muscat.svg 1856–1958 Flag of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in Gwadar A simple red field.
File:Flag of Afghanistan (1880–1901).svg 1880–1882 Flag of the Emirate of Afghanistan The standard of Abdur Rahman Khan.

British India

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1858–1947 The official state flag of the British Empire for use in India The flag of the United Kingdom.
File:Flag of the Governor-General of India (1885–1947).svg 1885–1947 Flag of the viceroy of India The Union Jack with the insignia of the Order of the Star of India beneath the Imperial Crown of India.
File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg 1880–1947 Flag of the British Raj: A civilian flag used to represent British India internationally. A Red Ensign with the Union Flag at the canton, and the Star of India displayed in the fly.

Princely states of Pakistan

Flag Date Use Description
File:FlagofKalat.svg 1666–1955 Flag of the Khanate of Kalat
File:Khairpurflag.png 1853–1955 Flag of the State of Khairpur
File:Flag of State of Bahawalpur.svg 1748–1955 Flag of the State of Bahawalpur
File:Flag of State of Chitral.svg ?–1947 Flag of State of Chitral
File:Flag of Swat.svg 1849–1969 Flag of the State of Swat
File:Flag of Hunza.svg ?–1974 Flag of the State of Hunza
File:Flag of the State of Amb.svg 1507–1971 Flag of the Kingdom of Amb
File:Flag of the State of Dir 2.svg ?–1969 Flag of Dir
File:Flag of the State of Las Bela.svg 1742–1955 Flag of Las Bela
File:Flag of the State of Kharan.svg 1697–1955 Flag of the State of Kharan A horizontal tricolor of blue red and green, with a small white crescent and star on the top right corner of the flag.

Flag proposals

National flag proposals

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Pak Commonwealth of Nations.svg 1940 Choudhry Rahmat Ali's proposed flag for a 'Pak Commonwealth of Nations' Flag of a proposed Pakistan with a small white crescent on the top left and ten white stars on the right and bottom on a plain green field.
File:Pakistan National Movement Proposed Flag of Pakistan.svg 1942 "The Millat of Islam and the menace of 'Indianism'", A pamphlet by Choudhry Rahmat Ali Flag of a proposed Pakistan with a thin white crescent on the left and five white stars on the right on a plain green field.
File:Mountbatten Proposed Flag of Pakistan.svg 1947 Lord Mountbatten's proposed flag for Pakistan[4] The flag of the All-India Muslim League with a small Union Jack in the canton.

Provincial and territorial proposals

Flag Date Use Description
File:Proposed Flag of Islamabad Capital Territory.svg 2004 The diagonal design differentiates it from the national flag. The square shape makes the triangles symmetric. Black is added to give it a distinct look. Black was the colour used for the flag at the time of Muhammad's conquest of Mecca.

See also

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References

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