List of Pakistani flags

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This is a list of flags used in Pakistan.

National flag

Flag Date Use Description
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
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.
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.
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.
1954–present Standard of the prime minister of Pakistan Ratio: 1:1
?–Present Flag of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Emblem of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in gold on green field with gold side.
?–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.
1953–1956 Standard of the governor-general of Pakistan The governor-general flag of Pakistan was used from 1953 until 1956.
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
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
?–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
2005–Present Flag of Sindh A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
?–Present Flag of Karachi
?–Present Flag of Lahore
?–Present Flag of Faisalabad
?–Present Flag of Hyderabad
?–Present Flag of Peshawar
?–Present Flag of Quetta
?–Present Flag of Islamabad
?–Present Flag of Sargodha

Military

Flag Date Use Description
?–Present Flag of the Pakistan Armed Forces
?–Present Flag of the Pakistan Army A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge
?–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
?–Present Naval jack of the Pakistan Navy The Navy's badge on a blue field
?–Present Standard of the Pakistan Navy The Navy's badge defaced on the National Flag
?–Present Ensign of the Pakistan Navy National flag, but with ratio: 1:2
?–Present Flag of the Pakistan Coast Guards
?–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.
?–Present Flag of the chief of the army staff
Flag Date Use Description
?–Present Flag of the admiral of the fleet
?–Present Flag of the admiral
?–Present Flag of the vice-admiral
?–Present Flag of the rear-admiral
?–Present Flag of the commodore
?–Present Flag of the senior officer afloat

Manoeuvre corps

Flag Date Use Description
?–Present Flag of the I Corps A horizontal tricolor of red, white and red with a yellow lightning bold on the middle.
?–Present Flag of the IV Corps
?–Present Flag of the X Corps
?–Present Flag of the V Corps
?–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
?–Present Flag of the Army Air Defence Command A horizontal bicolor of black and yellow with a symbol on the middle.
?–Present Flag of the Northern Light Infantry Regiment

Historical flags

Pre-colonial states

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

British India

Flag Date Use Description
1858–1947 The official state flag of the British Empire for use in India The flag of the United Kingdom.
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.
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
1666–1955 Flag of the Khanate of Kalat
1853–1955 Flag of the State of Khairpur
1748–1955 Flag of the State of Bahawalpur
?–1947 Flag of State of Chitral
1849–1969 Flag of the State of Swat
?–1974 Flag of the State of Hunza
1507–1971 Flag of the Kingdom of Amb
?–1969 Flag of Dir
1742–1955 Flag of Las Bela
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
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.
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.
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
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

References

  1. ^ "Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  2. ^ Kadam, Vasant S. (1993), Maratha Confederacy: A Study in Its Origin and Development, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, p. 128, ISBN 978-81-215-0570-3
  3. ^ "Nishan Sahib Khanda Sikh Symbols Sikh Museum History Heritage Sikhs". www.sikhmuseum.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ Dipesh Navsaria (July 27, 1996). "Indian Flag Proposals". Flags of the World. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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