Flag of Punjab, Pakistan

This article is about the emblem and flag of Punjab province in Pakistan. For the emblem of the state of Punjab in India, see Emblem of Punjab, India.

Province of Punjab

Use| Civil and state flag
Proportion| 2:3
Adopted| 1 July 1970

The flag of Punjab is the official flag of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It uses the same colours as the national flag of Pakistan, dark green and white. The emblem of the province representing the five rivers of the Punjab region, a Pakistani flag and crescent and wheat of the fertile region, forms the centre of the flag with "Government of Punjab" written in Punjabi (Shahmukhi).

## Design

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The Punjab provincial flag is green and shows the provincial emblem in the centre which reflects Punjab's natural resources like its wheat crop, and the five rivers which give the province its name in Persian (from Punj = Five, Aab = Waters).[1][2] The inscription below in a crescent scroll reads Government of Punjab in Shahmukhi alphabets of Punjabi.[3][4] The flag uses the Pakistani national colours, white and dark green, colors that reflect the Islamic heritage of Pakistan.[5]

## Historical emblems

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During the British Raj, the undivided province of Punjab was granted a coat of arms. These arms consisted of a purple shield charged with a sun rising over five rivers in silver. The motto translated as "Let it grow from the rivers" [6] The name "Punjab" means land of five rivers.

* Coat of Arms of Punjab Province (British India)

## See also

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* Government of Punjab, Pakistan
* Flag of Pakistan (Federal)
* List of Pakistani flags

## References

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1. ^ "Punjab Government logo on flag". South Punjab Forest Company. Archived from the original on 2018-01-18.
2. ^ "Punjab gets new IG, chief secretary | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
3. ^ "Shahmukhi: The window to Punjabi culture". Times of India. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
4. ^ "80pc Punjab government employees are non-filers | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
5. ^ "Pakistan flag". Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
6. ^ "PUNJAB".