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Internet country code top-level domain for Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
.pk is the designated Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Pakistan. PKNIC is the only organization endorsed by the Government of Pakistan to undertake the administration of 'pk' domain names. PKNIC is a non-profit making, non-statutory, member-based corporation established in June 1992.[1]
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Introduced | 3 June 1992 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | PKNIC |
Sponsor | PKNIC |
Intended use | Entities connected with Pakistan |
Actual use | Popular in Pakistan |
Registration restrictions | Some subdomains have restrictions, but some are unrestricted |
Structure | Registrations have been at third level beneath second-level labels, but second-level names are being opened up in 2005 |
Documents | Domain registration policy |
Dispute policies | UDRP (amended) |
DNSSEC | Yes |
Registry website | PK NIC |
All new domains that are registered under .pk must belong to one of the following second-level or third-level domains.[2]
Domain | Eligible applicant |
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.pk | Available to anyone, local or overseas individuals or entities |
.com.pk | Commercial entities registered in Pakistan |
.org.pk | Non-profit organisations |
.net.pk | Network service providers |
.ac.pk | Educational and academic services |
.edu.pk | Accredited educational Institutes |
.res.pk | research institutes |
.gov.pk | Federal ministries of the Government of Pakistan |
.mil.pk | Pakistan Military organizations |
.gok.pk | Territorial ministries and departments of the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir |
.gob.pk | Provincial ministries and departments of the Government of Balochistan |
.gkp.pk | Provincial ministries and departments of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
.gop.pk | Provincial ministries and departments of the Government of Punjab |
.gos.pk | Provincial ministries and departments of the Government of Sindh |
.gog.pk | Territorial ministries and departments of the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan |
.ltd.pk | limited companies |
.web.pk | Individual websites |
.fam.pk | Family and Individuals |
.biz.pk | General Business, Promotional |
TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
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Status | Active |
In 2011 a new top domain was registered for Pakistan, intended for domain names in the local language. The domain, پاکستان., was approved by the ICANN Board on 7 January 2011 to represent Pakistan in the Perso-Arabic script. On 4 February 2011, IDN ccTLD پاکستان. was delegated to the National Telecommunication Corporation and the zone was added to the root servers in February 2017.[3]