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The '''Flag of Punjab''' is the flag of the Province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] within [[Pakistan]]. 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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spfc.org.pk/images/govlogo.png|title=Punjab Government logo on flag|website=South Punjab Forest Company|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118201323/http://spfc.org.pk/images/govlogo.png|archive-date=2018-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/11/26/punjab-bureaucracy-to-undergo-major-changes/|title=Punjab gets new IG, chief secretary {{!}} Pakistan Today|website=Pakistan Today|access-date=2020-02-05|archive-date=2020-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205072221/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/11/26/punjab-bureaucracy-to-undergo-major-changes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The inscription below in a crescent scroll reads ''Government of Punjab'' in [[Shahmukhī alphabet|Shahmukhi alphabet]]s of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/generals-jottings/shahmukhi-the-window-to-punjabi-culture/|title=Shahmukhi: The window to Punjabi culture|date=2018-05-20|website=Times of India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/07/22/80pc-punjab-government-employees-are-non-filers/|title=80pc Punjab government employees are non-filers {{!}} Pakistan Today|website=Pakistan Today|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> The flag uses the Pakistani national colours, white and dark green, colors that reflect the [[History of Islam in Pakistan|Islamic heritage of Pakistan]].<ref name="flagsig1">{{cite web| url=http://www.infopak.gov.pk/Flag.aspx| title=Pakistan flag| publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan| access-date=2007-12-11| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305050001/http://www.infopak.gov.pk/Flag.aspx| archive-date=2009-03-05}}</ref>
'''The''' '''Flag of Punjab''' is the flag of the Province of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] within [[Pakistan]]. 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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spfc.org.pk/images/govlogo.png|title=Punjab Government logo on flag|website=South Punjab Forest Company|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118201323/http://spfc.org.pk/images/govlogo.png|archive-date=2018-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/11/26/punjab-bureaucracy-to-undergo-major-changes/|title=Punjab gets new IG, chief secretary {{!}} Pakistan Today|website=Pakistan Today|access-date=2020-02-05|archive-date=2020-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205072221/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/11/26/punjab-bureaucracy-to-undergo-major-changes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The inscription below in a crescent scroll reads ''Government of Punjab'' in [[Shahmukhī alphabet|Shahmukhi alphabet]]s of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/generals-jottings/shahmukhi-the-window-to-punjabi-culture/|title=Shahmukhi: The window to Punjabi culture|date=2018-05-20|website=Times of India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/07/22/80pc-punjab-government-employees-are-non-filers/|title=80pc Punjab government employees are non-filers {{!}} Pakistan Today|website=Pakistan Today|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> The flag uses the Pakistani national colours, white and dark green, colors that reflect the [[History of Islam in Pakistan|Islamic heritage of Pakistan]].<ref name="flagsig1">{{cite web| url=http://www.infopak.gov.pk/Flag.aspx| title=Pakistan flag| publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan| access-date=2007-12-11| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305050001/http://www.infopak.gov.pk/Flag.aspx| archive-date=2009-03-05}}</ref>


==Related pages==
==Related pages==
* [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]
* [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]
* [[Flag of Pakistan]] (Federal)
* [[Flag of Pakistan]] (Federal)
* [[State emblem of Pakistan#Regional emblems|Punjab emblem]]
* [[Coat of Arms of Pakistan#Regional emblems|Punjab emblem]]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Flags of country subdivisions|Punjab]]
[[Category:Flags of country subdivisions|Punjab]]
[[Category:Flags of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Flags of Pakistan]]

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Punjab province
Flag of Punjab.svg
UseCivil and state flag IFIS De facto.svg IFIS Vertical inapplicable.svg
Proportion2:3
Adopted1 July 1970

The Flag of Punjab is the flag of the Province of Punjab within Pakistan. 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]

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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. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. 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.