List of Pakistani flags

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

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
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
		Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan	An ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design

Provincial and territorial flags

Date	Use	Description
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	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.
?–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.
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]
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.
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

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Pakistan Armed Forces
		Flag 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 jack of the Pakistan Navy	The Navy's badge on a blue field
		Standard of the Pakistan Navy	The Navy's badge defaced on the National Flag
		Ensign of the Pakistan Navy	National flag, but with ratio: 1:2
		Flag of the Pakistan Coast Guards
		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.
		Flag of the chief of the army staff

Naval rank flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Admiral of the Fleet
		Flag of the Admiral
		Flag of the Vice-Admiral
		Flag of the Rear-Admiral
		Flag of the Commodore
		Flag of the Senior Officer Afloat

Political flags

Political parties


Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1996–Present	Flag of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
	1993–Present	Flag of Pakistan Muslim League
	1967–Present	Pakistan Peoples Party
	2016–Present	Flag of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
	2002–Present	Flag of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
	2002–Present	Flag of Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
	1986–Present	Flag of Awami National Party
	1989–Present	Flag of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party
	2003–Present	Flag of the National Party
	1996–Present	Flag of the Balochistan National Party
	2018–Present	Flag of the Balochistan Awami Party
	2018–Present	Flag of the Grand Democratic Alliance
	2008–Present	Flag of the Awami Muslim League
	1990–Present	Flag of Jamhoori Wattan Party

Opposition/Rebel flag


Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2007–present	Flags used by Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan
	2007–present	Flags used by Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan
	1992–present	Flag of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
	2004–present	Flag of Lashkar-e-Islam
	1996–present	Flag of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
	1996–present	Flag of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
	1997–present	Flag of Turkistan Islamic Party
		"Jihadist flag" used by some rebels groups in Pakistan (ISKP, Jundallah, IMU ISIS faction)
		"Black standard" used by some rebel groups (al-Qaeda,Jamaat-ul-Ahrar , IMU ISIS faction)
		"Baloch independent flag" used by Balochi rebel groups

Historical flags

Pre-colonial states

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.
751–842	Flag of the Tibetan Empire	The Snow Leopard Standard.
1002–1031	1st Flag of the Ghaznavids	a green field with a white crescent moon and a golden peacock.
1031–1187	2nd Flag of the Ghaznavids	A black field with a golden disc in the center
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
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.
18801882	Flag of the Emirate of Afghanistan	The Standard of Abdur Rahman Khan.

British India

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

Former national flag proposals

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	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.

References

"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.

External links

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[1] "Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

[Kadam1993-2] 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.