The Pakistani Flag

The use of historical and military flags, including the national Pakistani flag, is not something that has been done only for the last decade or century. In fact and interestingly, banners and flags have been used for many hundreds if not thousands of years. Over the years, most flags have had more of a religious meaning. Militaries past and present also have used flag for signaling purposes. During the last few decades, parties with more of political motivation, commercial organizations and people started using banners and flags for purposes that include identification and signaling.

An assembly adopted the official design of the Pakistani banner a few decades ago. The Pakistani flag features two fields, or maybe better said one field, which is dark green in color. To the left of the green field is a white vertical band, which is smaller sized. This national flag was adopted right around the time it was granted independence and is a fitting representation of the Pakistani republic.

The white vertical band on this banner stands for the country's religious minorities. A more recent interpretation sees white as the color of peace and green as that of prosperity. The national flag, as proudly flown from tall flag poles at times, is also used by the navy of Pakistan.

Colors are not used randomly on most international and military flags, or other representing banners of organizations and such. The same applies to Pakistan. In fact, the use of colors are considered a fitting representation of the Pakistani people.

The aforementioned All-India Muslim League was originally founded back in 1906. Considered a political party to secure and maintain the Muslim interest in the then called "British India," this league played a substantial part or role during the forties in then organized independence movement or party. In fact, in the republic of Pakistan, and at that time, this movement functioned as the very first official government of the country. Some years later it fell apart however as a result of a coup executed by the army.

Before the years of the World War Two, the Muslim and Hindu people lived fairly well together under rule of the co-called "British Raj." The green color of the current flag represents the majority of the Muslim folks living in the republic's territory. The white vertical stripe however represents the minorities of the country. Generally speaking, this banner is said to symbolize the country's loyalty to Islam and its respective world.

Interestingly, the world of international and military flags is constantly changing. The United Nations has displayed many country flags from their respective flag poles ever since it first was organized, including the banner of Pakistan. The flag of the United States has had numerous revisions of its national banner. The reason for this is the documenting of the growth of the nation from thirteen (original) states to fifty.

For those individuals who know how to read them, military flags, country flags and such, attached to flagpoles provide a wealth of information. The Pakistani Flag