Flag of Azad Kashmir

Azad Kashmir
UseCivil and state flag
Proportion2:3
Adopted24 September 1975[1]
DesignGreen background with four white stripes; a gold canton on the hoist and a star and crescent on the fly
Designed byAbdul Haq Mirza[2]

The flag of Azad Kashmir (Urdu: پرچم آزاد کشمیر) is a civil and state flag representing the Pakistani-administered territory of Azad Kashmir. It features a green background, four horizontal white stripes alternating with green, a star and crescent on the upper fly, and a gold canton on the upper hoist.[3]

History

The flag was adopted on 24 September 1975 via the Azad Jammu and Kashmir State Flag Ordinance, passed by founding President Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan.[1] It was designed in 1948 by Abdul Haq Mirza, a mujahid working at the Rawalpindi headquarters of the Azad Kashmir rebellion, as the "Kashmir Liberation Flag". Mirza also created the formation signs of the Kashmir Liberation Force.[2][4]

The Azad Kashmir flag is a key symbol of identity for Azad-Kashmiris at home and in the Azad Kashmiri diaspora.[5] It has also been associated with the Kashmir conflict.[6][7]

Design

The flag symbolises various aspects of the state.[8] According to the Azad Kashmir government, the green field represents the region's Muslim majority population; the gold canton represents the religious minorities; the white stripes represent the snow-peaked mountains of the state, and the green stripes alternating with them represent the Valley of Kashmir.[1] The star and crescent is a national icon which also features on Pakistan's flag.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "State Flag". Government of Azad Kashmir. 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-03-04. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b Inter-Services Public Relations (1991), Defence and Media 1991, Inter Services Public Relations, Pakistan, p. 126: "Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Abdul Haq Mirza has the honour of designing the flag of Azad Kashmir and formation signs of Azad Kashmir Regular Forces."
  3. ^ Minahan, James (2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: D-K. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 955. ISBN 9780313321108.
  4. ^ Mirza, M. Abdul Haq (1991). The Withering Chinar. Institute of Policy Studies. p. 13. ISBN 978-969-448-008-4.: "It was at that stage that I joined the jihad as a mujahid. I worked at the Kashmir Liberation Forces headquarters for some time, and then moved to the jihad in the Mendhar-Suran sector. While at the HQ, I conceived the "Kashmir liberation flag", the "formation signs", and the "badges of rank" for the Kashmir Liberation Forces which remained current until the Azad Kashmir units were finally merged into Pakistan."
  5. ^ Kaur, Raminder; Hutnyk, John (1999). Travel Worlds: Journeys in Contemporary Cultural Politics. Zed Books. p. 123. ISBN 9781856495622.
  6. ^ Human Rights in India: Kashmir Under Siege. Human Rights Watch. 1991. p. 59. ISBN 9780300056143.
  7. ^ Mirza, M. Abdul Haq (1991). The withering chinar. Institute of Policy Studies. p. 176. ISBN 9789694480084.
  8. ^ "Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)". CRW Flags. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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