NEW DELHI: On the eve of its independence day, Pakistan decided to go one up on India, not in GDP or literacy rate, but in flag height.Pakistan's army chief Qamar Bajwa on Sunday hoisted what the country is calling " South Asia 's highest flag" - a 120- by 80-foot flag on a 400-foot pole - at the Wagah border, reported Pakistani media.This is said to be the eighth-tallest flag in the world and higher than the tricolour India hoisted in Attari in March. That one was hoisted on a 360-foot tall flagpole and the goal was that it should be seen from Lahore Pakistan announced in July that it was planning to hoist a taller flag. At the time, a BSF official said Pakistan's move was most definitely aimed at beating India."There can be no other but psychological reason behind installing the tallest flag at Wagah. Pakistani authorities must have felt that with India installing the tallest flag, which was seen from Lahore, had lowered their prestige so they have taken such decision," said former BSF deputy inspector general of D S Saran, to TOI.India has had its share of problems with the flag which had to be replaced as many as five times. TOI reported in July that strong winds were causing tears in the flag and the authorities decided to take it down until they found a solution.The chief of the Flag Foundation of India, KV Singh, told the BBC in late March that he had advised against such a tall flag."We had suggested hoisting a smaller flag to avoid frequent damage but the aim is to ensure that the Indian flag is visible from Lahore in Pakistan," said Singh.