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Pakistan is an Islamic country and so its flag is what is called an Islamic flag. Tradition has it that Sultan Osman I had a dream involving a giant crescent moon and from then on the crescent became a Muslim symbol while the five pointed star represents the five pillars of Islam.

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  • The flag for Pakistan is almost all green with a vertical white band along the ed. Within these colors is a crescent moon and star. The green background represent Island and the white band represents Pakistan's religious minorities. The crescent mean progress and the star means knowledge.
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There is a star and a moon because they like to sleep

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