Pak flag removed from Raj Bhawan table on which Simla Agreement was signed

Pakistan’s flag from the historic table at Raj Bhawan, on which the Simla Agreement was signed in 1972 between India and Pakistan, has been removed. According to sources, the flag was removed a few months back but the development caught the attention of the outsiders only after Pakistan suspended the Simla Agreement in retaliation to the decisions taken by the Indian government following the Pahalgam terrorist attack.

“The flags of both the country were not there when the Simla Agreement was signed by the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after the 1971 war,” the source said. “The flags of both the countries were placed on the table much later as a symbolic addition. The Pakistani flag was, however, removed a few months back with the consent of the higher authorities,” the sources said, without giving the exact reason for removing the flag. Now, there’s only the Indian flag on the table.

Now the official residence of the Governor, the colonial-era building was known as the Barnes Court, named after a British military officer, at the time of the signing of the agreement. The agreement was signed in one of the main halls of the building.