This is a list offlags used inPakistan.
| 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. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1998–present | Standard of thepresident of Pakistan | The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a green field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below. |
.svg) | 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. |
.svg) | 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 theprime minister of Pakistan | Ratio: 1:1 |
 | ?–Present | Flag of theSupreme Court of Pakistan | Emblem of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in gold on green field with goldside. |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the PakistanFederal Shariat Court | Emblem of the Pakistan Federal Shariat Court in gold with white crescent and star and book on green field with whiteside. |
.svg) | 1953–1956 | Standard of thegovernor-general of Pakistan | The governor-general flag of Pakistan was used from 1953 until 1956. |
.svg) | 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. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1947–present | Civil Ensign of Pakistan | A red ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by theRed Ensign |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan | An ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by theBritish design |
| 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 inPersian (fromPunj = Five,Aab = Waters). |
 | 2011–Present | Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem on the flag shows theJamrud fort which guards theKhyber 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: theDromedary camel, also the provincial animal of Balochistan. |
.png) | 2011–Present | Flag of Gilgit–Baltistan | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem on the flag showing theBaltit Fort and theSkardu Fort which guards theHimalayas (includingK2), 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 theMuslim majority, and a saffron square to represent theBuddhist,Hindu,Sikh and other minorities of thedisputed region, the colours are clearly influenced by theMughal Empire. The four white stripes symbolise the main rivers of theKashmir region;Indus,Jhelum,Chenab andRavi. It also represents the five geographic divisions of the disputed territory,Baltistan,Gilgit,Jammu, theKashmir Valley andLadakh.[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. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Flag ofKarachi | |
 | ?–Present | Flag ofLahore | |
 | ?–Present | Flag ofFaisalabad | |
_City_Flag.png) | ?–Present | Flag ofHyderabad | |
 | ?–Present | Flag ofPeshawar | |
 | ?–Present | Flag ofQuetta | |
 | ?–Present | Flag ofIslamabad | |
 | ?–Present | Flag ofSargodha |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Flag of thePakistan Armed Forces | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of thePakistan Army | A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge |
 | ?–Present | Ensign of thePakistan Air Force | A light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton, and the Air Force's roundel |
 | ?–Present | Naval jack of thePakistan Navy | The Navy's badge on a blue field |
 | ?–Present | Standard of thePakistan Navy | The Navy's badge defaced on the National Flag |
 | ?–Present | Ensign of thePakistan Navy | National flag, but with ratio: 1:2 |
 | ?–Present | Flag of thePakistan Coast Guards | |
 | ?–Present | Standard of thechairman 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. |
.svg) | ?–Present | Flag of thechief of the army staff |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | ?-Present | Flag of the air marshal | |
.svg) | ?-Present | Flag of the vice air marshal |
| 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 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Flag of theI Corps | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and red with a yellow lightning bold on the middle. |
 | ?–Present | Flag of theIV Corps | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of theX Corps | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of theV Corps | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of theXI Corps | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and red with a black triangle on the middle, and a red circle on the middle. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Flag of theArmy Air Defence Command | A horizontal bicolor of black and yellow with a symbol on the middle. |
 | ?–Present | Flag of theNorthern Light Infantry Regiment |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 711–750 | Flag of theUmayyad Caliphate | The White Umayyad Standard. |
 | 750–945 | Flag of theAbbasid Caliphate | The Black Abbasid Banner. |
.png) | 1269–1596 | Flag of theDelhi Sultanate according to theCatalan Atlas (1375) | A dark grey flag with a black strip left of center. |
.svg) | 1510–1524 | Flag of theSafavid 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 primarilymoss green with a Sun. |
 | 1526–1858 | Flag of the Mughal Empire | Mughal EmpireAlam that was primarilymoss green with a Sun and Lion. |
 | 1576–1590 1599–1716 1729–1736 | Flag of the Safavid dynasty | |
 | 1674–1818 | Flag of theMaratha Empire (Bhagwa Dhwaj)[2] | A saffron-colouredswallowtail flag. |
| 1709–1738 | Flag of theHotak dynasty | This flag was used by the Afghan Hotak dynasty. |
 | 1716–1799 | Flag of theSikh Confederacy | |
 | 1738–1747 | Flag of theAfsharid Iran | The standard ofNader Shah. |
 | 1783–1856 | Flag of theOmani Empire inGwadar | A white field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right. |
 | 1799–1849 | Flag of theSikh Empire (Nishan Sahib)[3] | |
 | 1818–1842 | Flag of theDurrani Empire | This flag was used by the Durrani Sadozais. |
 | 1856–1958 | Flag of the Sultanate ofMuscat and Oman inGwadar | A simple red field. |
.svg) | 1880–1882 | Flag of theEmirate of Afghanistan | The standard ofAbdur Rahman Khan. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1858–1947 | The officialstate flag of theBritish Empire for use in India | Theflag of the United Kingdom. |
.svg) | 1885–1947 | Flag of theviceroy of India | TheUnion Jack with the insignia of theOrder of the Star of India beneath theImperial Crown of India. |
 | 1880–1947 | Flag of the British Raj: A civilian flag used to representBritish India internationally. | ARed Ensign with the Union Flag at the canton, and theStar of India displayed in the fly. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1666–1955 | Flag of theKhanate of Kalat | |
 | 1853–1955 | Flag of theState of Khairpur | |
 | 1748–1955 | Flag of theState of Bahawalpur | |
 | ?–1947 | Flag ofState of Chitral | |
 | 1849–1969 | Flag of theState of Swat | |
 | ?–1974 | Flag of theState of Hunza | |
 | 1507–1971 | Flag of theKingdom of Amb | |
 | ?–1969 | Flag ofDir | |
 | 1742–1955 | Flag ofLas Bela | |
 | 1697–1955 | Flag of theState 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 | 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 theAll-India Muslim League with a small Union Jack in the canton. |
| 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 ofMuhammad's conquest ofMecca. |
