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

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

Naval rank flags

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 flag that was primarily moss green with a Sun.
	1526–1858	Flag of the Mughal Empire	Mughal Empire Alam that was primarily moss green with a Sun and Lion.
	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	Unofficial Proposed flag for Islamabad Capital Territory By Dr. Tariq Saleem Marwat, September 19, 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

• Pakistan portal

• National Flag of Pakistan