Province of Punjab
UseCivil and state flag
Proportion2:3
Adopted1 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

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

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Punjab Government logo on flag". South Punjab Forest Company.
  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".
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