Flag of Punjab (Pakistan): Difference between revisions

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>