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Pakistan: Presidential Flag

by Calvin Paige Herring

Description of flag
Old Flag
History of the flag
Flag being used by President, January 2002

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Description

There is some doubt as to the orientation of the crescent and star of this flag:

I observed two flags fly atop the Presidency in Islamabad, the national flag and this version of the presidential flag by Calvin Paige Herring, the national flag to the right. I also saw the presidential flag on President Musharraf's car, the same as on the Presidency building, and can confirm that the crescent opens toward the upper fly.
Joe McMillan, 12 January 2003

If I understand correctly, according Armand du Payrat, the presidential flag of Pakistan is solid green with emblem in gold in the center I have a photo posted by J.L. Cepero, and I believe that he is right in the gold color. The crescent points to the fly. At the hoist is a white band like the one in national flag (Armand reports it as variant).
Jaume Ollé, 3 February 2003

The presidential flag of Pakistan has recently changed, it has now the crescent towards the upper fly and a white stripe at the hoist.
Armand du Payrat, 4 February 2003

by Arfan Hashmi

Ultimate Pocket Book (1997, p.197) shows a flag similar to the national flag with the yellow emblem, but with the crescent and star mirrored (crescent facing the hoist), and labels it "the President's flag".
Ivan Sache 27 June 1999

Flag of the President, with the crescent and star facing the hoist, as with all flags, other than the national flag, the crescent and star faces the canton.
Arfan Hashmi, 27 May 2005

Old Flag

by Joe McMillan

The presidential flag was solid green with a device [a star and crescent surrounded by olive branches with the name Pakistan at the bottom] centered in gold.
Source: Album des Pavillons (2000)
Joe McMillan, 19 February 2001

This version was confirmed in:

a letter dated 15 Mar 1999 from Ambafrance Islamabad
a letter dated 5 Feb 1999 from naval attaché of Pakistan in Paris
a letter dated 04 Sep 1989 from President's officer on special duty to the Flag Institute (variant with white strip at the hoist)

Armand Noel du Payrat, 22 February 2001

Since the state name is written in Arabic letters, there should be a small gap exactly in the top of the "horns" since both alifs shouldn't be connected with the preceding letter.
Dov Gutterman, 25 February 2001

I do not know what is acceptable when