.پاکستان (‏.پاکستان‎)

This TLD is the Pakistan country code domain written in Arabic script (.پاکستان). It is managed by the National Telecommunication Corporation, a state-run telecom body based in Islamabad. Designed for Pakistani entities and individuals who prefer using Urdu or Arabic script for their web addresses, it serves as an IDN alternative to the Latin-script .pk domain. Registration follows NTC rules and is limited to local registrants with a connection to Pakistan. The domain was delegated in 2017 after years of technical planning.

The Arabic-script Pakistan domain was requested years before its 2017 delegation. IANA records show it was registered in 2011 but did not become operational until January 2017, when NTC was officially appointed as the manager. The delay involved IDN policy coordination and technical setup for right-to-left script support.