| .pk | |
| Background: |
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| 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: | Domain registration policy |
| Disputepolicy: | UDRP (amended) |
| Dnssec: | Yes |
| Website: | 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.[1]
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| .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 | |
| .edu.pk | 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 |
| پاکستان. | |
| Type: | Country code top-level domain |
| Status: | Active |
In 2011 a new top domain was registered for Pakistan, intended for domain names in the local language. The domain,, 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]