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![[Balochistan, Pakistan]](../images/p/pk-bal.gif)
by
Arfan Hashmi, 23 May 2005
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The Balochistan flag shows stylised mountains of this barren province and the
principal mode of transport - the camel.
Arfan Hashmi, 23 May 2005
![[Balochistan? Pakistan]](../images/p/pk!baloc.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 11 December 2007
At the site at http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Quad/3034/ there is a representation of a flag for Balochistan. As many of the links on that site seem spurious, there is some doubt as to the existence or authenticity of this flag.
Thanh-Tâm Lê, Chris Pinette, Phil Nelson, 28 January 1999
The flag internationally recognized is at
this site
where you can get a link and all the meanings of the flag and information
about it.. The old flags are no longer used. The flag with light sky blue,
white star and green over red is the international flag of Baluchistan,
including the Baluch people of Baluchistan, Iran, Balochistan, Pakistan,
Baluchistan, Afghanistan, and Baluchistan, Turkmenistan. The flag was
invented on 27 January 1982 by the Baloch United Movement which is now the
government of Baluchistan.
Adaar, Baloch, 16 September 2001
Red is the sign of moral heroism for those who suffered martyrdom. Green
is the sign of the blossoming spring of our freedom. Blue is the sign of our
marine and celestial frontiers. The white star is the sign of the moral
heroism, manliness and generosity.
Adaar, Baloch, 16 September 2001
The website at http://www.balochistan.blgov.com/nationalflag.html reports:
National Flag of Baluchistan
The aim of this document is to introduce in brief the history of the current
National Flag of the greater Baluchland and to help those who
use the Baluch national flag to reproduce it correctly. The document contains
the basic rules for the construction of the flag as well as
the standard colors to be used and known.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The National Flag was first introduced by the leaders of
the Western Baluchland in 1960, in Egypt, Romania and later in Iraq for the
National Front for the Liberation of Western Baluchland to represent the Baluch
Nation in their struggle for independence and free Baluchland from the illegal
domination, oppression and occupation of the Persian tyrant kings. It was
subsequently presented to the members of the international delegation at the
peace conferences that devised a plan for Baluch Nation independence. Under the
same flag the Baluch leaders announced the formation of the first "Baluchi
Government in Exile" in 1961 in Egypt and fought a drawn-out war until 1972, in
order to revive the Baluch Nation national independence, lost since 1415.
Flag of Baluchistan 1965
In 1961 and the creation of the Government of Baluchland, the old "Chakari flag"
which was red with the picture of a black panther, the new one was adopted by
its parliament as the official Flag of the government of Baluchland in the
country and abroad. Following these historic background, the National Flag is
widely adopted in Greater Baluchland anonymously and has been set aloft by
various Baluchi political parties and entities in all sectors of the Baluchland
and abroad. The Flag of grater Baluchland has thus been consecrated by the blood
of all Baluch martyrs patriots of this century, from tens of thousands who fell
in defending the independence movement under the new government and leadership.
The flag was aloft when Nasir was immolated in 1960; it was aloft when wounded
Baluch on stretchers were placed before the firing squads under cruel Iranian
Shah rules; it was aloft when Baluch civilians were gassed in their hundreds in
villages in Aahurran and Zardkouh in Baluchland; it was aloft when hundreds of
Baluch innocent were driven from their villages and towns that have been set
alight since 1958-59; and, it remains aloft everywhere today—more than 5 decades
after the loss of Baluchland independence--when Baluch are redoubling their
perennial struggle to regain their dignity and equality with other nations by
reviving their right to choose the course of their own future.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIONAL FLAG:
The National Flag of Greater Baluchland consists of a tricolor field, with a
five dimension star in the blue field.
TRICOLOR FIELD: The Baluch National flag has two horizontal bands. The upper
stripe is green, the first one sky blue with a white five dimension star and the
bottom band is red. The width of the flag is two-thirds of the length.
NATIONAL FIVE DIMENSION STAR: The primary Baluch characteristic of the flag is
the white five dimension star at the beginning. The 5 dimension of the star is
the Baluchi Standard Language, secularism, cultural, the heroic history among
the Baluch, stretching into antiquity. The five angle star disk has many
decades' olds; every angle is equal in size and shape. The number angles hold a
primary importance in the native Baluch heroic secularism and cultural tradition
of the Baluch Nation.
Using the given flag dimensions of 2:3, the star disk has a diameter of 1.0
including the rays and 0.5 without them. These rays have straight sides, come to
a sharp point at their outer end, and form an inverse point where they meet each
other and the central disk. The star appears in the exact center of the sky blue
of the flag. The star is placed so that the flag's vertical meridian passes
through its topmost point as described above.
FLAG OF BALUCHISTAN
Meaning of the 4 colours
RED sign is our moral heroism for those who suffer martyrdom.
GREEN sign is the blossomed spring of our freedom.
SKY BLUE sign is the might of our marine and celestial frontiers.
WHITE START sign is our moral heroism, manliness and generosity
Provided by Webmaster of http://www.balochistan.blgov.com/nationalflag.html, 19 July 2006
![[Baluchi People - variant]](../images/p/pk!bals.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 9 December 2007
At
http://www.bso-na.org/London_Photos02042007.html are many good shots (http://www.bso-na.org/sitebuilder/images/Uk_demo10_070204.JPG-499x377.jpg)
of a variant of the the flag of Balochistan, with darker colors throughout, and
the star is replaced by a 27-rayed white sun.
Eugene Ipavec, 9 December 2007
![[flag of Greater Balochistan]](../images/p/pk_baloch-ex.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 April 2008
The variant presented by Eugene Ipavec, with the 24-rays sun, although well
documented by a photo of it being actually waved (in London) is nowhere to be
seen elsewhere. In 2005, the Balochistan Peoples Party-BPP- was admitted to UNPO
with the flag of 12-rayed sun. BPP represents only the West Balochistan (the
Iranian part in Sistan-wa-Balochistan Province) and, at the time of admission to
UNPO, called on their eastern brothers (in Pakistan) to follow their move and
join UNPO too. UNPO lists West Balochistan as a member, with the flag (12 rays)
It also lists Balochistan as a member, but without the flag. Then, in 2006, the
Government-in-Exile of Balochistan was formed in Jerusalem, Israel, presumably
claiming to represent all parts of Balochistan (Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan)
with the declared capital in Kalat (Pakistani Balochistan) and the present
holder of the title of Mir of Kalat, Suleman Dawood Khan (transcription of his
name varies widely) as the King of Balochistan. That government uses the same
flag as BPP, and describes it on its website as follow:
"Green: its the color of prosperity - the dry barren land of Balochistan turns
green after rainfall as small plants sprout. Liberty is like rainfall, and when
achieved, it will sprout the Baloch nation into prosperity.
Red: it is the color of blood, hardiness and valor - the Baloch martyrs proudly
sacrificed their life and shed their blood on the soil of Balochistan for
liberty.
Blue: it is the color of ocean and sky, and it signifies vigilance, perseverance
and justice - the Baloch will continue their struggle until freedom is achieves
and justice is served.
White: it is the color of peace, purity and innocence - the Baloch people want
to live in peace and harmony as a free nation.
Rising Sun: it is a sign of a new beginning - the Baloch nation begins a new day
as a free nation.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 April 2008
![[flag of Greater Balochistan]](../images/p/pk-baloch-gr.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 April 2008
There is yet another flag presented on the website? at:
http://www.balochistaninfo.com/balochpressnews2006.htm
of Great Balochistan - a horizontal tri-color of blue-green-red with the rising
sun in the middle.
The conclusion: there is no single flag of Balochistan yet.
Relevant links:
http://www.ostomaan.org/BNP2005/BPPUNOP2005.htm
http://www.balochistaninfo.com/200604/BalochNationalismitsoriginandDevelopment.pdf
http://thebaluch.com/
http://governmentofbalochistan.blogspot.com/2006/09/hoist-flag-of-balochistan-to-express.html
Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 April 2008
![[Baluch Warrior Organization]](../images/p/pk-baluc.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec, 11 December 2007
This is a flag researched by Juanjo Gonzalez that was used for a revolutionary movement some years ago, but he is not sure if it is currently used.
Jaume Ollé, 16 September 1996
This flag (white with upside down red star) is used by Baloutche Warna (Baluch Warriors Organization) led by Sirdar Akbar Khan Bugt. The flag is shown in the
Flags of Aspirant Peoples chart. Two other flags are reported from no vexillological sources:
the same flag with a green stripe in the lower part (the green is attributed
to joining with the Islamic liberation struggle) and the same flag as the first one but with a green star instead red. It may be a variant of the first one or a mistake, or perhaps is used by a split-off of the Baloutche Warna.
Jaume Ollé, 1 February 1999
