<Li> On 11 September, anniversary of the death of the Father of the Nation Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1948); </Li> <Li> On 16 October, anniversary of the death of the first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan (1952). </Li> <P> Any other day notified by the Government . For example, on the death of Saudi king King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, the flag was flown at half - mast for seven days (the flag of Saudi Arabia wasn't at half - mast because the flag contains the Shahada). Upon the Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the flag was ordered to be flown at half - mast for three days . On the death of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, spiritual leader of Dawoodi Bohra community, the flag has been ordered by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, to be flown at half - mast for two days (17 and 18 January) to express solidarity with the bereaved community . In 2014, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced a three - day mourning period from 16 December, including flying the flag at half - mast nationwide and at all Embassies and High Commissions of Pakistan, for the attack on Army Public School in Peshawar . </P> <P> The flag of the Philippines may be flown at half - mast as a sign of mourning . Upon the official announcement of the death of the President or a former President, the flag should be flown at half - mast for ten days . The flag should be flown at half - mast for seven days following the death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice, the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives . </P>

Who decides when flags are flown at half mast