This is a list of flags used in Pakistan.
National flag
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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
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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1954–present | Standard of the prime minister of Pakistan | Ratio: 1:1 |
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1953–1956 | Standard of the governor-general of Pakistan | The governor-general flag of Pakistan was used from 1953 until 1956. |
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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
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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
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?–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
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2005–Present | Flag of Sindh | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. |
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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). |
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2011–Present | 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. |
2011–Present | 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. | |
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?–Present | 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. |
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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] |
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2011–2018 | Federally Administered Tribal Areas | 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. |
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1901–1955 1970–2010 | North-West Frontier Province | 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. |
Military
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?–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Armed Forces | |
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?–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Army | A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge |
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?–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 |
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?–Present | Naval jack of the Pakistan Navy | The Navy's badge on a blue field |
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?–Present | Standard of the Pakistan Navy | The Navy's badge defaced on the National Flag |
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?–Present | Ensign of the Pakistan Navy | National flag, but with ratio: 1:2 |
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?–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Coast Guards | |
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?–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. |
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?–Present | Flag of the chief of the army staff |
Naval rank flags
[edit]Manoeuvre corps
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?–Present | Flag of the I Corps | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and red with a yellow lightning bold on the middle. |
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?–Present | Flag of the IV Corps | |
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?–Present | Flag of the X Corps | |
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?–Present | Flag of the V Corps | |
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?–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
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?–Present | Flag of the Army Air Defence Command | A horizontal bicolor of black and yellow with a symbol on the middle. |
Political flags
[edit]Political parties
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1996–Present | Flag of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | A horizontal bicolor of green and red, with a star and crescent on the middle. |
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1993–Present | Flag of Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
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1967–Present | Pakistan Peoples Party | A vertical tricolors of red black and green with a white crescent and star on the middle. |
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2016–Present | Flag of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan | |
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2002–Present | Flag of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | |
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2002–Present | Flag of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle. |
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1986–Present | Flag of Awami National Party | A plain red flag with a white "ANP" on the middle. |
1989–Present | Flag of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party | ||
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2003–Present | Flag of the National Party | |
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1996–Present | Flag of the Balochistan National Party | A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green. |
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2018–Present | Flag of the Balochistan Awami Party | |
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2018–Present | Flag of the Grand Democratic Alliance | |
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2008–Present | Flag of the Awami Muslim League | A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle and a small "AML" on the bottom right. |
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1990–Present | Flag of Jamhoori Wattan Party | |
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1986–Present | Flag of Jamiat Ahle Hadith | |
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2015–Present | Flag of Pasban-e-Pakistan | |
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2012–Present | Flag of the Awami Workers Party | |
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2018–Present | Flag of the Barabri Party Pakistan | |
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1945–Present | Flag of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and its branches (Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl) | A flag with five black stripes and four white stripes. |
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1996–Present | Flag of Jamote Qaumi Movement | A vertical tricolor of blue, red and green, with a white crescent and star on the middle. |
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1989–Present | Flag of Pakistan Awami Tehreek | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and green. |
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2015–Present | Flag of Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party | |
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1997–Present | Flag of Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) | |
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2012–Present | Flag of Qaumi Watan Party | A vertical tricolor of red, black and white. |
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2006–Present | Flag of the Sindh United Party | |
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?–Present | Flag of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance | A vertical tricolor of red, white and blue. |
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1970–Present | Flag of Qaumi Awami Tahreek | |
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2010–Present | Flag of the Bahawalpur National Awami Party | |
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1992–Present | Flag of Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi | |
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?–Present | Flag of Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek | |
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2021–Present | Flag of the National Democratic Movement | A vertical bicolor of black and red. |
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2015–Present | Flag of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan | |
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2023–Present | Flag of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party | |
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2023–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians | A horizontal tricolor of green red and green, with a small white crescent and star on the middle. |
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1968–Present | Flag of Mazdoor Kisan Party | Plain red field with a white star on the middle. |
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1985–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Christian Congress | A vertical tricolor of red, yellow and green, with a red cross on the middle. |
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1991–Present | Flag of the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party | |
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2002–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Green Party | A horizontal bicolor of yellow and green. |
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1929–Present | Flag of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam | |
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2002–Present | Flag of the Communist Party of Pakistan and Communist Party of Pakistan (Thaheem) | Red banner with a white hammer and sickle on the middle. |
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2008–Present | Flag of the Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement | A vertical bicolor of red and green, with the Swastika on the green side of the flag. |
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2012–Present | Flag of Islami Tehreek Pakistan | |
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?–Present | Flag of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference | |
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?–Present | Flag of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party |
Former
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1906–1947 | Flag of the All-India Muslim League | A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle. |
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1985–1988 | Flag of Rah-e-Haq | A green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle, and five black stripes and four white stripes on the left. |
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1988–1996 | Former flag of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan | |
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1930–? | Flag of the Sindh Hari Committee | A plain red flag with a sickle and a star on the right. |
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1931–1970s | Flag of Khaksar movement | |
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1953–1957 | Flag of Ganatantri Dal | A horizontal bicolor of red and blue. |
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1950–1971 | Flag of the All Pakistan Awami Muslim League | |
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1990–? | Flag of the Pakistan Hindu Party | A plain Safron flag. |
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1995–2015 | Flag of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party | |
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1997–2004 | Flag of Millat Party | |
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1970-2012 | Flag of Tehreek-e-Istiqlal | A horizontal tricolor of blue, red and blue. |
1979–? | Flag of Tehreek-e-Jafaria | A horizontal tricolor of black, red and green. | |
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1986–2013 | Flag of the National Peoples Party | A horizontal trocolor of green, white and red, and four red stars on the middle. |
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1988–1990 | Flag of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad | A green flag with nine white stars on the middles. |
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2010–2012 | Flag of the Workers Party Pakistan | A red flag with four white stars on top. |
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2012–2015 | Flag of the Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan | |
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2016–2023 | Flag of the Pak Sarzameen Party | |
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?–2023 | Flag of the Awami Raj Party | A horizontal bicolor of green and yellow, with a white crescent and star on the top. |
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2018–2023 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Gulalai) | A vertical bicolor of red and white, with a white crescent and star on the left. |
Historical flags
[edit]Pre-colonial states
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711–750 | Flag of the Umayyad Caliphate | The White Umayyad Standard. |
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750–945 | Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate | The Black Abbasid Banner. |
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751–842 | Flag of the Tibetan Empire | The Snow Leopard Standard. |
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1002–1031 | 1st Flag of the Ghaznavids | a green field with a white crescent moon and a golden peacock. |
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1031–1187 | 2nd Flag of the Ghaznavids | A black field with a golden disc in the center |
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1269–1596 | Flag of the Delhi Sultanate according to the Catalan Atlas (1375) | A dark grey flag with a black strip left of center. |
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1510–1524 | Flag of the Safavid dynasty | A plain green flag with a yellow circle on the top. |
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1524–1576 | Flag of the Safavid dynasty | |
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1526–1858 | Flag of the Mughal Empire | Mughal Empire Alam flag that was primarily moss green. |
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1576–1590 1599–1716 1729–1736 |
Flag of the Safavid dynasty | |
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1674–1818 | Flag of the Maratha Empire (Bhagwa Dhwaj)[2] | A saffron-coloured swallowtail flag. |
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1709–1738 | Flag of the Hotak dynasty | This flag was used by the Afghan Hotak dynasty. |
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1716–1799 | Flag of the Sikh Confederacy | |
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1738–1747 | Flag of the Afsharid Iran | The standard of Nader Shah. |
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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. |
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1799–1849 | Flag of the Sikh Empire (Nishan Sahib)[3] | |
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1818–1842 | Flag of the Durrani Empire | This flag was used by the Durrani Sadozais. |
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1856–1958 | Flag of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in Gwadar | A simple red field. |
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1880–1882 | Flag of the Emirate of Afghanistan | The standard of Abdur Rahman Khan. |
British India
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1858–1947 | The official state flag of the British Empire for use in India | The flag of the United Kingdom. |
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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. |
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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. |
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1666–1955 | Flag of the Khanate of Kalat | |
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1853–1955 | Flag of the State of Khairpur | |
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1748–1955 | Flag of the State of Bahawalpur | |
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?–1947 | Flag of State of Chitral | |
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1849–1969 | Flag of the State of Swat | |
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?–1974 | Flag of the State of Hunza | |
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1507–1971 | Flag of the Kingdom of Amb | |
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?–1969 | Flag of Dir | |
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1742–1955 | Flag of Las Bela | |
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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
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? | Proposed flag for the Islamabad Capital Territory | A 1:1 Flag |
Former national flag proposals
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Proposed in 1947 | Louis Mountbatten's proposed flag for Pakistan[4] | The flag of the All-India Muslim League with a small Union Jack in the canton. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ Kadam, Vasant S. (1993), Maratha Confederacy: A Study in Its Origin and Development, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, p. 128, ISBN 978-81-215-0570-3
- ^ "Nishan Sahib Khanda Sikh Symbols Sikh Museum History Heritage Sikhs". www.sikhmuseum.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Dipesh Navsaria (July 27, 1996). "Indian Flag Proposals". Flags of the World. Retrieved March 14, 2020.