The official flag the State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir was adopted on 24th September 1975. The flag was adopted by the passing of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir State Flag Ordinance in1975 by Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, the former president of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
Symbolically the flag represents following aspects of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Three Fourths green background represents 75% Muslim population of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- One-Fourth Orange (Golden) color represents 25% minorities of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Green stripes represent the Valley of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- The White stripes represent the four rivers of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Crescent is the usual semblance of the State of Jammu and Kashmir
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