PKNIC
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PKNIC is the .pk
domain name registry in the Pakistan
, it was founded by a Pakistani American
Ashar Nisar in June 1992. The company is operated as a self-supporting organization. PKNIC is managed and owned by a American-based company started by a Pakistani American. Up until July 2009, there were no .PK
root servers inside Pakistan
, numerous attempts were made in the past to bring .pk
operations to Pakistan
. A Pakistani Newspaper DAWN now reports that the Government, working through the PTA
, has somehow managed to convince the reclusive owner of PKNIC to open an office in Lahore
and deploy a mirrored root server (m-2.pknic.net.pk) in what once used to be his hometown.
.pk
.pk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Pakistan. The domain name registry that operates it is PKNIC.-Second level domains:As of 2007, second-level registration for the .pk domain became available....
domain name registry in the Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, it was founded by a Pakistani American
Pakistani American
A Pakistani American is any citizen or resident of the United States who has Pakistani heritage.- History in the United States :Muslim immigrants from areas that are now part of Pakistan have been migrating to America and first entered the United States as early as the eighteenth century, working...
Ashar Nisar in June 1992. The company is operated as a self-supporting organization. PKNIC is managed and owned by a American-based company started by a Pakistani American. Up until July 2009, there were no .PK
.pk
.pk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Pakistan. The domain name registry that operates it is PKNIC.-Second level domains:As of 2007, second-level registration for the .pk domain became available....
root servers inside Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, numerous attempts were made in the past to bring .pk
.pk
.pk is the Internet country code top-level domain for Pakistan. The domain name registry that operates it is PKNIC.-Second level domains:As of 2007, second-level registration for the .pk domain became available....
operations to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. A Pakistani Newspaper DAWN now reports that the Government, working through the PTA
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is Pakistani government agency responsible for the establishment, operation and maintenance of telecommunications in Pakistan...
, has somehow managed to convince the reclusive owner of PKNIC to open an office in Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
and deploy a mirrored root server (m-2.pknic.net.pk) in what once used to be his hometown.