.pk
{{Short description|Internet country code top-level domain for Pakistan}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox Top level domain
| name = .pk
| image = PKNIC Official Logo.jpg
| background = #CCF
| introduced = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1992|06|03}}
| type = Country code top-level domain
| status=Active
| registry = PKNIC
| sponsor = PKNIC
| intendeduse = Entities connected with Pakistan
| actualuse = Popular in Pakistan
| 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
| document = [http://pk6.pknic.net.pk/pk5/pgPolicy.PK Domain registration policy]
| disputepolicy = UDRP ([http://pknic.net.pk/udrp-amend100.html amended])
| dnssec = Yes
| website =[https://www.pknic.net.pk/ PK NIC]|}}
.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.{{cite web|url=https://www.pknic.net.pk/about.html|title=PKNIC - .pk Registry Provider|last=PKNIC|website=www.pknic.net.pk|access-date=17 April 2018|archive-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418141233/http://pknic.net.pk/about.html|url-status=live}}
Domain categories
All new domains that are registered under .pk must belong to one of the following second-level or third-level domains.{{cite web|url=https://www.pknic.net.pk/domain-structure.html|title=PKNIC - .pk Registry Provider|last=PKNIC|website=www.pknic.net.pk|access-date=17 April 2018|archive-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412234213/http://pknic.net.pk/domain-structure.html|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Domain
! Eligible applicant |
|---|
| .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 |
| .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 |
Urdu domain
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|status=Active
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In 2011 a new top domain was registered for Pakistan, intended for domain names in the local language. The domain, {{mono|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.techjuice.pk/pakistan-to-get-first-ever-urdu-domain-name-dot-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86/|title=Pakistan get it first ever Urdu Domin|date=February 13, 2017|access-date=15 July 2019|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003190825/https://www.techjuice.pk/pakistan-to-get-first-ever-urdu-domain-name-dot-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86/|url-status=live}}
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.pknic.net.pk PKNIC Official Website]
- [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/pk.html IANA .pk whois information]
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Category:Country code top-level domains
Category:Communications in Pakistan
Category:Internet properties established in 1992
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