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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1947–present | National flag of Pakistan | Two stripes, three fourths green, one fourth white, with the traditional Islamic symbols of a crescent & star on the green section. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1998–present | Standard of the president of Pakistan | The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a green field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below. |
 | 1974–1998 | Standard of the president of Pakistan | The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a green field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below. |
 | 1956–1967 | Standard of the president of Pakistan | The crescent and star surrounded by wheat branches on a blue field, with the Urdu name for Pakistan below. |
 | 1954–present | Standard of the prime minister of Pakistan | Ratio: 1:1 |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | Emblem of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in gold on green field with gold side. |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Federal Shariat Court | Emblem of the Pakistan Federal Shariat Court in gold with white crescent and star and book on green field with white side. |
 | 1953–1956 | Standard of the governor-general of Pakistan | The governor-general flag of Pakistan was used from 1953 until 1956. |
 | 1947–1953 | Standard of the governor-general of Pakistan | The flag from 1947 to 1956, the governor-general of Pakistan used a dark blue flag bearing the royal crest (a lion standing on the Crown), beneath which was the word 'PAKISTAN' in gold majuscules. The same design is still used by many other governors-general. This last flag was the personal flag of the governor-general only. This flag was used from 1947 until 1952. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1947–present | Civil Ensign of Pakistan | A red ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the Red Ensign |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Civil Air Ensign of Pakistan | An ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton influenced by the British design |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2005–Present | Flag of Sindh | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. |
 | 1970–Present | Flag of Punjab | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. The emblem reflects Punjab's natural resources: its wheat, and the five rivers which give the province its name in Persian (from Punj = Five, Aab = Waters). |
 | 1901–1955 1970–2010 | Flag of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. The emblem shows a castle and a crescent moon. Underneath it are the letters NWFP - abbreviation of the province. |
 | 2011–2018 | Flag of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. The emblem shows a castle and two swords. Underneath it are the letters FATA – abbreviation of the province. |
 | 2011–Present | Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem on the flag shows the Jamrud fort which guards the Khyber Pass, and mountains in the back. |
 | 2005–Present | Flag of Balochistan | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem in the centre. The emblem shows stylised mountains of this barren province and the principal mode of transport: the Dromedary camel, also the provincial animal of Balochistan. |
 | 2011–Present | Flag of Gilgit–Baltistan | A traditional green flag, with the provincial emblem on the flag showing the Baltit Fort and the Skardu Fort which guards the Himalayas (including K2), the designated national peak in the back. |
 | 1975–Present | Flag of Azad Kashmir | The flag displays the Pakistani national colours, white and dark green, with a crescent and star to represent the Muslim majority, and a saffron square to represent the Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and other minorities of the disputed region, the colours are clearly influenced by the Mughal Empire. The four white stripes symbolise the main rivers of the Kashmir region; Indus, Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi. It also represents the five geographic divisions of the disputed territory, Baltistan, Gilgit, Jammu, the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh. [1] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Armed Forces | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Army | A version of the Flag of Pakistan, with the Army's badge |
 | ?–Present | Ensign of the Pakistan Air Force | A light blue ensign with the Flag of Pakistan in the canton, and the Air Force's roundel |
 | ?–Present | Naval jack of the Pakistan Navy | The Navy's badge on a blue field |
 | ?–Present | Standard of the Pakistan Navy | The Navy's badge defaced on the National Flag |
 | ?–Present | Ensign of the Pakistan Navy | National flag, but with ratio: 1:2 |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Coast Guards | |
 | ?–Present | Standard of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan | Trimmed with green, white, red, yellow, dark blue, and light blue intermingled fringe; the national flag with which it is displayed has green and white intermingled fringe. |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the chief of the army staff |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Flag of the admiral of the fleet | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the admiral | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the vice-admiral | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the rear-admiral | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the commodore | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the senior officer afloat |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Flag of the I Corps | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and red with a yellow lightning bold on the middle. |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the IV Corps | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the X Corps | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the V Corps | |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the XI Corps | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and red with a black triangle on the middle, and a red circle on the middle. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–Present | Flag of the Army Air Defence Command | A horizontal bicolor of black and yellow with a symbol on the middle. |
 | ?–Present | Flag of the Northern Light Infantry Regiment |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1996–Present | Flag of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | A horizontal bicolor of green and red, with a star and crescent on the middle. |
 | 1993–Present | Flag of Pakistan Muslim League (N) | A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the right. The Tiger on the left is walking rightwards to the Crescent and Star. |
 | 1967–Present | Pakistan Peoples Party | A vertical tricolors of red black and green with a white crescent and star on the middle. |
 | 2016–Present | Flag of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan | A vertical tricolors of 1/3 red, green and 1/2 white. |
 | 2002–Present | Flag of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | A plain white flag with a black crescent on the middle. الله اكبر is written in the crescent and متحدہ مجلسِ عمل is written below it. |
 | 2002–Present | Flag of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle. |
 | 1986–Present | Flag of Awami National Party | A plain red flag with a white "ANP" on the middle. |
 | 1989–Present | Flag of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party | A vertical tricolors of orange-red white and green with an orange-red star on the middle. |
 | 2003–Present | Flag of the National Party | A vertical bicolor of 1/3 green and 2/3 red. There are four stars on the four corners of the color red. |
 | 1996–Present | Flag of the Balochistan National Party | A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow and green. |
 | 2018–Present | Flag of the Balochistan Awami Party | A vertical tricolor of green white and green with a green crescent and star on the middle. |
 | 2018–Present | Flag of the Grand Democratic Alliance | A vertical bicolor of 1/3 white and 2/3 green with one white star on the green. |
 | 2008–Present | Flag of the Awami Muslim League | A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle and a small "AML" on the bottom right. |
 | 1990–Present | Flag of Jamhoori Wattan Party | A horizontal bicolor of red and green, with two white stars on the red and two white stars on the green. |
 | 2008-2012 | Flag of Baloch Republican Party | A horizontal bicolor of green and red overlaid by a blue triangle on the left with a white star on the blue triangle. |
 | 1986–Present | Flag of Jamiat Ahle Hadith | A vertical bicolor of white and green and on the upper part of the green side لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ is written. |
 | 2015–Present | Flag of Pasban-e-Pakistan | A vertical bicolor of white and red with a white red star on a white circle on the red color. |
 | 2012–Present | Flag of the Awami Workers Party | A vertical bicolor white and red with a white star and عوامی ورکرز پارٹی is written below it |
 | 2018–Present | Flag of the Barabri Party Pakistan | A vertical tricolor of green yellow and red with a red Equality sign "=" and on the middle. |
 | 1945–Present | Flag of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and its branches (Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (S), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl) | A flag with five horizontal black stripes and four horizontal white stripes. |
 | 1996–Present | Flag of Jamote Qaumi Movement | A vertical tricolor of blue, red and green, with a white crescent and star on the middle. |
 | 1989–Present | Flag of Pakistan Awami Tehreek | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and green. |
 | 2015–Present | Flag of Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party | A vertical tricolor of red, blue and green with a white crescent and star on the green side of the flag. |
 | 1997–Present | Flag of Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) | A vertical tricolor of red, black and green, with a black fist on a sword on the black section of the flag. |
 | 2012–Present | Flag of Qaumi Watan Party | A vertical tricolor of red, black and white. |
 | 2006–Present | Flag of the Sindh United Party | A vertical bicolor of 1/3 white and 2/3 red. |
 | 2002–Present | Flag of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance | A vertical tricolor of red, white and blue. |
 | 1970–Present | Flag of Qaumi Awami Tahreek | A vertical tricolor of red, black and red with a white star in the middle. |
 | 2010–Present | Flag of the Bahawalpur National Awami Party | A horizontal tricolor of red, yellow, and green that is connected by a black isosceles trapezium. |
 | 1992–Present | Flag of Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi | A vertical tricolor of red, green and white with a red مہاجر being written on the white side which covers 1/2 of the flag. |
 | 2016–Present | Flag of Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek | a plain red flag with a golden الله أكبر تحریک being written in the center. |
 | 2021–Present | Flag of the National Democratic Movement | A vertical bicolor of black and red. |
 | 2015–Present | Flag of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan | A plain green flag لبيك يا رسول اللهﷺ written on the center-north and تحریکِ لبیک پاکستان written below. |
 | Election flag of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan | A Vertical black stripe and horizontal tricolor of green, white, green with a black TLP being written on the white side of the flag. | |
 | 2023–Present | Flag of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party | A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the right overlaid by a white triangle and a red triangle issuing from the hoist. |
 | 2023–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians | A horizontal tricolor of green red and green, with a small white crescent and star on the middle. |
 | 1968–Present | Flag of Mazdoor Kisan Party | Plain red field with a white star on the middle. |
 | 1985–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Christian Congress | A vertical tricolor of red, yellow and green, with a red cross on the middle. |
 | 1991–Present | Flag of the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party | A vertical tricolor of blue, white and orange-red, with an orange-red Octagram (8-sided star) on the middle. |
 | 2002–Present | Flag of the Pakistan Green Party | A horizontal bicolor of yellow and green. |
 | 1929–Present | Flag of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam | A flag with two vertical sections, one with six black and white horizontal stripes and the other a plain red background with a star on the left and a leftwards facing crescent on the right |
 | 2002–Present | Flag of the Communist Party of Pakistan and Communist Party of Pakistan (Thaheem) | Red banner with a white hammer and sickle on the middle. |
 | 2008–Present | Flag of the Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement | A vertical bicolor of red and green, with the Swastika on the green side of the flag. |
 | 2012–Present | Flag of Islami Tehreek Pakistan | A vertical bicolor of red and black, with الله اکبر written in the shape of a khamsa on the top and written below it is اسِلامی تحریک پاکستان all on the black side of the flag. Contents
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 | 1970(?)–Present | Flag of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference | A plain green flag with a white crescent in the center and below it is an ideological expression written in diacritics: کشِمیَر بنے گا پاَکستان. |
 | 1990–Present | Flag of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party | A flag with green and red diagonals and a white Chinar leaf in the Centre. |
 | 1906–1947 | Flag of the All-India Muslim League | A plain green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle. |
 | 1985–1988 | Flag of Rah-e-Haq | A green flag with a white crescent and star on the middle, and five black stripes and four white stripes on the left. |
| 2012–Present | Flag of Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party | ||
 | 1988–1996 | Former flag of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan | A flag with five horizontal black stripes and four horizontal white stripes on the top left and a plain red section on the lower left, the rest is a green plain with the crescent moon and a star that has محّمدرسولﷲﷺ written in the center. written on the sides of the star are: ابوبکر صدیق رضی الله تعالیٰ عنه, عمر فاروق رضی الله تعالیٰ عنه, عثمان غنی رضي الله تعالیٰ عنه, علی المرتضیٰ رضي الله تعالیٰ عنه, امیر معاویہ رضی الله تعالیٰ عنه |
 | 1995–Present | Flag of Political Parties such as:
| A plain red flag with a white circle on the middle, with a black axe inside the circle. |
 | 1930–1970s | Flag of the Sindh Hari Committee | A plain red flag with a sickle and a star on the right. |
 | 1931–1970s | Flag of Khaksar movement | A modified Ottoman flag on a red background with a white crescent and star on the top right. The star is dividing the flag into four sections and the numbers ۱۳ and ۷۰ are written on two sections and اخوت is written (with diacritics) on the left section. |
 | 1953–1957 | Flag of Ganatantri Dal | A horizontal bicolor of red and blue. |
 | 1950–1971 | Flag of the All Pakistan Awami Muslim League | A vertical bicolor of 1/3 white and 2/3 green with four white stars on the four corners of the white side. |
 | 1990–2010s | Flag of the Pakistan Hindu Party | A plain Saffron flag. |
 | 1995–2015 | Flag of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party | A plain red flag with a white Hammer and Sickle written on the middle and a golden CMKP written below. |
 | 1997–2004 | Flag of Millat Party | A red and green banner divided in half with a diagonal and with a white crescent and star on the middle of the flag |
 | 1970-2012 | Flag of Tehreek-e-Istiqlal | A horizontal tricolor of blue, red and blue. |
 | 1979–2000 | Flag of Tehreek-e-Jafaria | A horizontal tricolor of black, red and green. |
 | 1986–2013 | Flag of the National Peoples Party | A horizontal trocolor of green, white and red, and four red stars on the middle. |
 | 1988–1990 | Flag of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad | A green flag with nine white stars on the middles. |
 | 2010–2012 | Flag of the Workers Party Pakistan | A red flag with four white stars on top. |
 | 2012–2015 | Flag of the Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan | A horizontal bicolor of green and white, with a white AJIP written on the top. |
 | 2016–2023 | Flag of the Pak Sarzameen Party | A vertical tricolor of primarily red on the right and green and blue on the left. |
 | 2018–2023 | Flag of the Awami Raj Party | A horizontal bicolor of green and yellow, with a white crescent and star on the top. |
 | 2018–2023 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Gulalai) | A vertical bicolor of red and white, with a white crescent and star on the left. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2007–present | Flags of the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan | A plain white field with لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ written in black on the center and below تحریکِ طالبان پاکستان is written in diacritics in black color along with a black sword below it. |
 | A plain white flag with لا إله إلا الله written in black on the center and a black circle below it with محمد رسول الله written in white on it. | ||
 | 1992–present | Flag of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi | A black field with a white circle on middle. |
 | 2004–present | Flag of Lashkar-e-Islam | A plain black field with لشكرِ اسلام written in white in the middle. |
 | 1996–present | Flag of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi | A flag divided into a two sections. The top part has two black and two white horizontal stripes. The lower section of the flag is a plain red field with فقاتلو لمتہ الکفر written in white and a sword below in the center. |
| | 1996–present | Flag of Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan | A flag with five horizontal black stripes and four horizontal white stripes on the top left and a plain red section on the lower left, the rest is a green plain with the crescent moon and a star that has محّمدرسولﷲﷺ written in the center. written on the sides of the star are: ابوبکر صدیق رضی الله تعالیٰ عنه, عمر فاروق رضی الله تعالیٰ عنه, عثمان غنی رضي الله تعالیٰ عنه, علی المرتضیٰ رضي الله تعالیٰ عنه, امیر معاویہ رضی الله تعالیٰ عنه |
 | 1997–present | Flag of Turkistan Islamic Party | A blue flag with the shahada لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ in white and a smaller white crescent and star below it. |
 | 2000's–Present | Flag used by rebels groups in Pakistan including: | A plain black flag with لا إله إلا الله written in white on the center and a white circle below it with محمد رسول الله written in black on it. |
 | 1988-Present | Flag used by rebel groups including: | A plain black flag with the Shahada لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ written in white color on it. |
| | 2000's–Present | Flag of various Balochi separatist groups including:
| A horizontal bicolor of green and red overlaid by a blue triangle on the left with a white star on the blue triangle. |
 | 2010–Present | Flags of various Sindhi separatist groups including: | A plain red flag with a white circle on the middle, with a black hand holding a black axe inside the circle. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 711–750 | Flag of the Umayyad Caliphate | The White Umayyad Standard. |
 | 750–945 | Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate | The Black Abbasid Banner. |
 | 751–842 | Flag of the Tibetan Empire | The Snow Leopard Standard. |
 | 1002–1031 | 1st Flag of the Ghaznavids | a green field with a white crescent moon and a golden peacock. |
 | 1031–1187 | 2nd Flag of the Ghaznavids | A black field with a golden disc in the center |
 | 1269–1596 | Flag of the Delhi Sultanate according to the Catalan Atlas (1375) | A dark grey flag with a black strip left of center. |
 | 1510–1524 | Flag of the Safavid dynasty | A plain green flag with a yellow circle on the top. |
 | 1524–1576 | Flag of the Safavid dynasty | |
 | 1526–1858 | Flag of the Mughal Empire | Mughal Empire Alam flag that was primarily moss green. |
 | 1576–1590 1599–1716 1729–1736 | Flag of the Safavid dynasty | |
 | 1674–1818 | Flag of the Maratha Empire ( Bhagwa Dhwaj ) [2] | A saffron-coloured swallowtail flag. |
| | 1709–1738 | Flag of the Hotak dynasty | This flag was used by the Afghan Hotak dynasty. |
 | 1716–1799 | Flag of the Sikh Confederacy | |
 | 1738–1747 | Flag of the Afsharid Iran | The standard of Nader Shah. |
 | 1783–1856 | Flag of the Omani Empire in Gwadar | A white field with red Arabic script above and a red sword pointed to the right. |
 | 1799–1849 | Flag of the Sikh Empire ( Nishan Sahib ) [3] | |
 | 1818–1842 | Flag of the Durrani Empire | This flag was used by the Durrani Sadozais. |
 | 1856–1958 | Flag of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman in Gwadar | A simple red field. |
 | 1880–1882 | Flag of the Emirate of Afghanistan | The standard of Abdur Rahman Khan. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1858–1947 | The official state flag of the British Empire for use in India | The flag of the United Kingdom. |
 | 1885–1947 | Flag of the viceroy of India | The Union Jack with the insignia of the Order of the Star of India beneath the Imperial Crown of India. |
 | 1880–1947 | Flag of the British Raj: A civilian flag used to represent British India internationally. | A Red Ensign with the Union Flag at the canton, and the Star of India displayed in the fly. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1666–1955 | Flag of the Khanate of Kalat | |
 | 1853–1955 | Flag of the State of Khairpur | |
 | 1748–1955 | Flag of the State of Bahawalpur | |
 | ?–1947 | Flag of State of Chitral | |
 | 1849–1969 | Flag of the State of Swat | |
 | ?–1974 | Flag of the State of Hunza | |
 | 1507–1971 | Flag of the Kingdom of Amb | |
 | ?–1969 | Flag of Dir | |
 | 1742–1955 | Flag of Las Bela | |
 | 1697–1955 | Flag of the State of Kharan | A horizontal tricolor of blue red and green, with a small white crescent and star on the top right corner of the flag. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1940 | Choudhry Rahmat Ali's proposed flag for a 'Pak Commonwealth of Nations' | Flag of a proposed Pakistan with a small white crescent on the top left and ten white stars on the right and bottom on a plain green field. |
 | 1942 | "The Millat of Islam and the menace of 'Indianism'", A pamphlet by Choudhry Rahmat Ali | Flag of a proposed Pakistan with a thin white crescent on the left and five white stars on the right on a plain green field. |
 | 1947 | Lord Mountbatten's proposed flag for Pakistan [4] | The flag of the All-India Muslim League with a small Union Jack in the canton. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2004 |
| The diagonal design differentiates it from the national flag. The square shape makes the triangles symmetric. Black is added to give it a distinct look. Black was the colour used for the flag at the time of Muhammad's conquest of Mecca. |
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Punjabi dances are an array of folk and religious dances of the Punjabi people indigenous to the Punjab region, straddling the border of India and Pakistan. The style of Punjabi dances ranges from very high energy to slow and reserved, and there are specific styles for men and women.
Indian Sikhs number approximately 21 million people and account for 1.7% of India's population as of 2011, forming the country's fourth-largest religious group. The majority of the nation's Sikhs live in the northern state of Punjab, which is the only Sikh-majority administrative division in the world.
Most of the 25–30 million followers of Sikhism, the world's fifth-largest religion live in the northern Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth, but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent. Sizeable Sikh populations in countries across the world exist in India (20,833,116), Canada (~771,800), England (~520,100), the United States (~280,000), Italy (~220,000), and Australia (~210,400), while countries with the largest proportions of Sikhs include Canada (2.12%), India (1.72%), New Zealand (1.07%), Cyprus (~1.1%) England (0.92%), and Australia (0.83%).
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also called Kartarpur Sahib, is a gurdwara in Kartarpur, located in Shakargarh, Narowal District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is built on the historic site where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, settled and assembled the Sikh community after his missionary travels and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539. It is one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Golden Temple in Amritsar and Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib.
Shaheed is an Arabic word for martyr that has been adopted as a loanword in a wide variety of languages and cultures.
Punjabis in Afghanistan were residents of Afghanistan who were of Punjabi ancestry. There was historically a small Punjabi community in the country, mainly consisting of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus.
The Kartarpur Corridor is a visa-free border crossing and religious corridor, connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, near Narowal in Pakistan to Gurudwara Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India. The crossing allows devotees from India to visit the gurdwara in Kartarpur, Pakistan, 4.7 kilometres from the India–Pakistan border on the Pakistani side without a visa. However, Pakistani Sikhs are unable to use the border crossing, and cannot access Dera Baba Nanak on the Indian side without first obtaining an Indian visa or unless they work there.
On 25 March 2020, ISIS gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul, Afghanistan.
