Wrong shape, colour of national flag ‘may be treated as defilement’

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Wrong shape, colour of national flag ‘may be treated as defilement’

The Newspaper's Staff ReporterP
August 8, 2021

The Lahore High Court (LHC) judge notes religious minorities of Pakistan have significant place in the flag, duly acknowledged in the white portion


LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that the printing of national flag in different colours, other than the original scheme, on distorted portraits, ugly cartoons and its disgraceful imprint on clothes undermining the national dignity may be considered defilement.

“Our parcham (flag) is not merely a piece of cloth. The white and dark green field represents peace and prosperity, the crescent on the flag [symbolises] progress and the five-ray star signifies light and knowledge, which symbolizes the five most holy personalities (Panjtan-e-Pak A.S),” observed Justice Ali Baqar Najafi.

He noted religious minorities of Pakistan have significant place in the flag, duly acknowledged in the white portion.
The judge observed that the flag, as per the National Flag Protocols, must not touch the ground, shoes or feet or anything unclean and must not be flown in the darkness and must not be marked with anything (including words, numerals or images) and when raised or lowered it must be saluted by all in uniform and the others must stand in attention.

He said the national flag must not fly or be displayed upside down or with a crescent and star facing left. It must not be displayed where it is likely to get dirty, he added.

The flag, he said, must not be set on fire or trampled upon and it must also not be buried or lowered into a grave. The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, in section 123-B defines the defilement of the national flag as an offence punishable with three-year imprisonment, the judge concluded in the verdict, disposing of a petition filed by a lawyer.

Advocate Shakeela Rana had filed the petition and asked the court to order the government authorities to prohibit the printing of the national flag in different colours, except the original one.

She also objected to the printing of different portraits, cartoons on the flag and any disgraceful printing on the trousers etc.


Published in Dawn, August 8th, 2021

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Should be a ban on Political Party Ethnic flags
Also there should be ban on Political Banners after completion of Elections all posters and banners should be removed
with in 60 days end of elections

 

[MSAKH]

اس وقت پاکستان کے کسی بھی تعلیمی ادارے میں قومی پرچم کو نقش کرنے کے لئے کسی باضابطہ تعلیم کا اہتمام نہیں ہے ۔ یہ ایک انتہائی سنگین مسئلہ ہے۔ یہی واحد وجہ ہے کہ تمام دستیاب جھنڈوں کے ڈیزائن منفرد ہیں یوم آزادی پرلاکھوں سے زیادہ نمونوں کے جھنڈے پاکستان کے قومی پرچم کے طور پر لہرا رہے ہوں گے۔ کسی کا رنگ الگ ہوگا تو کم از کم چاند اور ستارہ تو کبھی بی ایک جیسا نہیں ہو گا۔ دوسری وجہ یہ ہے کہ اس پرچم کی بغیر کسی ڈرائنگ کے سلائی کی گئی تھی جس سے کسی بھی عام شہری کے لئے صحیح شکل دینا ایک مشکل کام بن گیا ہے۔ سال 1960 میں ملک نے پیمائش کے لئے ایم۔ کے۔ ایس۔ نظام کو اپنایا، لیکن قومی پرچم اب بھی ایف۔ پی۔ ایس۔ نظام پر رہ گیا ہے۔ قومی پرچم کی ڈرائنگ اس منتقلی کے بعد بدلی نہیں گئی جس سے ایم۔ کے۔ ایس۔ نظام میں تعلیم حاصل کرنے والے بچوں کے لئے اس کو صجیح شکل دینا بہت دشوار کام لگتا ہے۔۔ پرچم کا ایک نظر ثانی شدہ ورژن جلد از جلد پارلیمنٹ سے منظور ہونا چاہئے۔ یہ ضروری ہے کہ تمام متعلقہ اداروں کے نصاب اور خاص طور پر انجینئرنگ اور تکنیکی تعلیم میں قومی پرچم کی تعلیم کا اہتمام کیا جائے۔

 

[MSAKH]

I am writing on this topic since 1992 but nothing happen to rectify the position of national flag

 

[MSAKH]

At present there is no formal education is in effect to properly drawing the national flag in any institution in Pakistan. This is a very serious issue. That is the only reason why the designs of all available national flags are unique. On Independence Day, flags of more than millions of models will be flying as the national flag of Pakistan. If one has a different color, at least the moon and the star will never be the same. The second reason is that in the beginning this flag was stitched without any drawing, making it a difficult task for any one to scribe the right shape. In 1960, the country adopted the M.K.S. system for measurement, but the national flag is still left on the F.P.S system. The drawing of the national flag has not been changed after the transfer of system, which makes it very difficult for children getting education in the present M.K.S. system to give it a proper shape. A revised version of the flag according to M.K.S system should be approved by Parliament at the earliest. It is important to subscribe the revised national flag in the curriculum of all concerned institutions and especially in engineering and technical education. The writer is talking about this issue since 1992 but nothing has achieved in this regard.