<P> In addition, it can also be flown at half - mast at the request of the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage . Examples of this are for the deaths of prominent New Zealanders (e.g. Sir Edmund Hillary and Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the Maori Queen), and for national tragedies (e.g. the Pike River Mine disaster) </P> <P> According to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, the position is always referred to as half - mast . The flag should be at least its own height from the top of the flagpole, though the actual position will depend on the size of the flag and the length of the flagpole . </P> <P> The flag of Pakistan is routinely flown at half - mast on following days: </P> <Ul> <Li> On April 21, anniversary of the death of the National Poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1938); </Li> <Li> On September 11, anniversary of the death of the Father of the Nation Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1948); </Li> <Li> On October 16, anniversary of the death of the first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan (1952). </Li> </Ul>

Who decides when the flag is at half mast