List_of_Pakistani_flags

List of Pakistani flags

Flags used in Pakistan

This is a list of flags used in Pakistan.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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List of Pakistani flags

National flag

Government flags

Civil ensign

Civil air ensign

Provincial and territorial flags

Military

Naval rank flags

Manoeuvre corps

Others

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Former

Historical flags

Pre-colonial states

British India

Princely states of Pakistan

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Former national flag proposals

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Date	Use	Description
1996–Present	Flag of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	A horizontal bicolor of green and red, with a star and crescent on the middle.
1993–Present	Flag of Pakistan Muslim League (N)
1967–Present	Pakistan Peoples Party	A vertical tricolors of red black and green with a white crescent and star on the middle.
2016–Present	Flag of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
2002–Present	Flag of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
2002–Present	Flag of Pakistan Muslim League (Q)	A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle.
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
2003–Present	Flag of the National Party
1996–Present	Flag of the Balochistan National Party	A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green.
2018–Present	Flag of the Balochistan Awami Party
2018–Present	Flag of the Grand Democratic Alliance
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.
1990–Present	Flag of Jamhoori Wattan Party
1986–Present	Flag of Jamiat Ahle Hadith
2015–Present	Flag of Pasban-e-Pakistan
2012–Present	Flag of the Awami Workers Party
2018–Present	Flag of the Barabri Party Pakistan
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.
1996–Present	Flag of Jamote Qaumi Movement	A vertical tricolor of blue, red and green, with a white crescent and star on the middle.
1989–Present	Flag of Pakistan Awami Tehreek	A horizontal tricolor of red, white and green.
2015–Present	Flag of Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party
1997–Present	Flag of Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
2012–Present	Flag of Qaumi Watan Party	A vertical tricolor of red, black and white.
2006–Present	Flag of the Sindh United Party
?–Present	Flag of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance	A vertical tricolor of red, white and blue.
1970–Present	Flag of Qaumi Awami Tahreek
2010–Present	Flag of the Bahawalpur National Awami Party
1992–Present	Flag of Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi
?–Present	Flag of Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek
2021–Present	Flag of the National Democratic Movement	A vertical bicolor of black and red.
2015–Present	Flag of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
2023–Present	Flag of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
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.
1968–Present	Flag of Mazdoor Kisan Party	Plain red field with a white star on the middle.
1985–Present	Flag of the Pakistan Christian Congress	A vertical tricolor of red, yellow and green, with a red cross on the middle.
1991–Present	Flag of the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party
2002–Present	Flag of the Pakistan Green Party	A horizontal bicolor of yellow and green.
1929–Present	Flag of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
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.
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.
2012–Present	Flag of Islami Tehreek Pakistan
?–Present	Flag of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference
?–Present	Flag of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party

Date	Use	Description
1906–1947	Flag of the All-India Muslim League	A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle.
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.
1988–1996	Former flag of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
1930–?	Flag of the Sindh Hari Committee	A plain red flag with a sickle and a star on the right.
1931–1970s	Flag of Khaksar movement
1953–1957	Flag of Ganatantri Dal	A horizontal bicolor of red and blue.
1950–1971	Flag of the All Pakistan Awami Muslim League
1990–?	Flag of the Pakistan Hindu Party	A plain Safron flag.
1995–2015	Flag of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party
1997–2004	Flag of Millat Party
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.
1986–2013	Flag of the National Peoples Party	A horizontal trocolor of green, white and red, and four red stars on the middle.
1988–1990	Flag of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad	A green flag with nine white stars on the middles.
2010–2012	Flag of the Workers Party Pakistan	A red flag with four white stars on top.
2012–2015	Flag of the Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan
2016–2023	Flag of the Pak Sarzameen Party
?–2023	Flag of the Awami Raj Party	A horizontal bicolor of green and yellow, with a white crescent and star on the top.
2018–2023	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Gulalai)	A vertical bicolor of red and white, with a white crescent and star on the left.

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	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.

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.

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.