.pk

.pk

Introduced	1992
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)
Website	PK NIC

.pk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Pakistan. The domain name registry that operates it is PKNIC.

Second level domains

Second-level registration for the .pk domain became available in 2007.

• .pk – available to anyone; used by companies, individuals, and organizations in Pakistan
• .com.pk – available to anyone; used by companies, individuals, and organizations in Pakistan
• .net.pk – for network-related businesses and Internet service providers
• .edu.pk – for educational institutes
• .org.pk – for non-profit organizations
• .fam.pk – for individuals
• .biz.pk – for general business use
• .web.pk – originally for websites
• .gov.pk – for the Government of Pakistan
• .gok.pk – for the Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
• .gob.pk – for the Government of Balochistan
• .gkp.pk – for the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• .gop.pk – for the Government of Punjab
• .gos.pk – for the Government of Sindh
• .gog.pk – for the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan

Second top-level domain

A second top-level domain will be used for Pakistan, intended for domain names in Urdu. The string پاکستان. was registered and approved for this purpose in early 2011 but is not active yet and lower level domains have not been granted yet.Whereas Indian top level domain along with Urdu بھارت,and Punjabi and other languages is working since many years.

External links

• PKNIC Official Website
• IANA .pk whois information