Inter-Services Public Relations (1991), Defence and Media 1991, Inter Services Public Relations, Pakistan, p. 126: "Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Abdul Haq Mirza has the honour of designing the flag of Azad Kashmir and formation signs of Azad Kashmir Regular Forces."
Mirza, M. Abdul Haq (1991). The Withering Chinar. Institute of Policy Studies. p. 13. ISBN978-969-448-008-4.: "It was at that stage that I joined the jihad as a mujahid. I worked at the Kashmir Liberation Forces headquarters for some time, and then moved to the jihad in the Mendhar-Suran sector. While at the HQ, I conceived the "Kashmir liberation flag", the "formation signs", and the "badges of rank" for the Kashmir Liberation Forces which remained current until the Azad Kashmir units were finally merged into Pakistan."
