Domain Registration in Pakistan
Find a name for your business, school, shop or personal project and register it in minutes. Search .pk, .com.pk, .com and many country endings, manage DNS from one client area and connect the name to HTTPS-ready hosting whenever you are ready.
- .pkRs. 4,149
- .comRs. 3,429
- .com.pkRs. 4,149
- .edu.pkRs. 4,500
- .gov.pkRs. 4,149
- .tvRs. 8,499
Every domain service we offer, in one place
This page is the starting point for names. Use the guides below to compare prices, learn how registration and ownership work, register a .pk name through PKNIC or bring an existing name across from another provider.
.PK names through PKNIC
Register .pk, .com.pk, .org.pk and the education and government endings, with help preparing any documents the registry needs.
Read moreDomain price list
Current prices for every extension we sell, synced automatically, with a guide to renewals and planning a yearly budget.
Read moreHow registration works
What happens after you pay, who owns the name, which contact details matter and how to connect it to a website.
Read moreMove a name to us
Bring a .com, .net or .pk name across from another provider so that renewals, DNS and hosting live in one account.
Read moreSell domains to clients
Agencies and freelancers can talk to us about reselling .pk and international names to their own customers.
Read morePKNIC prepaid cards
Renew .pk names held in your own PKNIC account using prepaid cards, arranged through our sales team.
Read morePopular .pk domains for local brands
Names ending in .pk tell visitors straight away that they are dealing with a Pakistani organisation. They are registered through PKNIC in two-year terms, and DNS management is included with every name.
| Extension | Price | Term | Who it suits | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .pk | PKR 4,149 | 2 Years | Open to anyone, local or overseas | Register |
| .com.pk | PKR 4,149 | 2 Years | Businesses, companies and individuals | Register |
| .net.pk | PKR 4,149 | 2 Years | Network service providers | Register |
| .org.pk | PKR 4,149 | 2 Years | Local non-profits | Register |
| .web.pk | PKR 4,149 | 2 Years | Individual websites | Register |
| .biz.pk | PKR 4,149 | 2 Years | General business | Register |
| .fam.pk | PKR 4,149 | 2 Years | Family and individuals | Register |
Prices update automatically from our billing system. Education and government endings are listed on the domain price page.
Qualities of a domain name customers remember
A good domain name is short enough to say over the phone and spell without help. Every extra word, hyphen or unusual spelling is a chance for a customer to type it wrong and land somewhere else. Try reading your shortlist aloud to a friend and ask them to write it down. The names they get right first time are the strongest.
The name should also match how people already know you. If customers call your business by a short nickname, that nickname may serve you better than the full registered company name. Shops and restaurants often do well with the brand they display on the signboard, while consultants and doctors may prefer their own name with a simple word after it.
Avoid numbers unless they are part of your brand, because people hear them as words and do not know whether to type a digit or spell it out. Hyphens cause the same problem, and they are easy to forget in conversation. Doubled letters where two words meet, such as an ending and a beginning that share a letter, are another common source of typing mistakes.
Finally, think about the future. A name tied to one product, one city or one year can feel limiting when the business grows. A broader name gives you room to add services, open in other cities or sell online without needing to rebrand and move your website and email to a different address later on.
Matching the extension to your audience
The ending after the dot sends a message before anyone opens your website. A .pk or .com.pk name says that you are based in Pakistan and serve customers here, which builds trust with local buyers and helps search engines understand who your pages are meant for. For shops, clinics, schools and service firms that sell mainly inside the country, a Pakistani ending is usually the natural first choice.
If you sell to buyers abroad, or hope to, a .com name is still the ending most people try first. Exporters, software houses and freelancers who work with overseas clients often register the .com for their international face and a .pk version for local customers, pointing both to the same website or to separate language versions.
Country endings are useful when you open in a specific market. A business serving customers in the Gulf, the United Kingdom or elsewhere can register that country's ending to look local there, subject to the rules each registry sets. Some country registries ask for a local presence or extra details before they accept an order.
Charities, associations and non-profit groups often prefer .org.pk or .org, while colleges and universities qualify for .edu.pk once they hold recognition. Government bodies use their own reserved endings. Choosing the right family from the start avoids a later move that would mean new business cards, new email addresses and redirects for every old link.
Registering the variations that protect your brand
Once your main name is secured, consider the close variations that a competitor or a careless typist could use. The most common are the same word with the other popular Pakistani ending, the .com version and an obvious misspelling. Holding these and redirecting them to your main site keeps visitors and email from going astray, and stops others from trading on your reputation.
You do not need every possible ending. Most small businesses are well covered by two or three names. A national brand, a product launched with heavy advertising or a company that has had trouble with copycats may decide to hold more, because the yearly cost of a few extra names is small compared with the cost of a dispute.
Keep every name in one account and under the same owner details. Scattering them across different providers, or registering some in an employee's personal name, makes it easy for one to expire unnoticed. When a protective name lapses, anyone can register it, and getting it back is slow and uncertain even when you have a good case.
Review your list once a year. Names that once mattered may no longer be needed, and new products may deserve their own names. A short yearly check, done when your main domain renews, keeps the portfolio useful and the spending under control without leaving gaps.
What DNS management lets you do with a name
Every name you register with us includes DNS management, which is the set of records that tells the internet where your website, email and other services live. You do not need to understand every record type to benefit. Most customers only ever change a few, and our team is happy to set them for you on request.
The most common record points your website to a server, either our hosting or another provider. A second set of records tells other mail servers where to deliver messages addressed to your domain. Further records prove ownership to services such as search consoles and email providers, or protect your mail against forgery by listing which servers may send on your behalf.
You can also create subdomains, such as shop, portal or mail, each pointing wherever you need. A school might run its main website on one server and an admissions portal on another, both under the same name. With hosting from us, free certificates can be installed on these subdomains as well, so every address opens over HTTPS.
DNS changes usually take effect quickly, but some networks keep older answers for a while, so allow a few hours before deciding a change has failed. If something does not look right, open a support ticket with the name and what you were trying to do, and our team will check the records with you.
Habits that keep a domain from slipping away
The most common way businesses lose a domain is not hacking but simple forgetting. A renewal reminder goes to an old email address, the card on file has expired or the person who registered the name has left the company. When the name lapses, the website and email stop working, and after a grace period the name can be released for anyone to take.
Keep your contact email current in the client area, and use an address that more than one person reads, such as an accounts or admin mailbox, rather than an individual's personal inbox. Make sure the person paying the invoices knows which names the business depends on and roughly when each one is due.
Protect the account itself with a strong, unique password, and be careful with messages that claim your domain is about to expire and ask you to pay through an unfamiliar link. Genuine invoices from us appear in your client area, and you can always check there or call our team before paying anything.
Finally, keep the registered owner details accurate. They are what proves the name belongs to you if there is ever a dispute, a transfer or a question from the registry. Updating them when your company name, address or responsible person changes takes a few minutes and can save weeks of trouble later.
International and country domain names
Register .com, .net, .org and a wide range of country endings for markets outside Pakistan. Availability, documents and rules vary by registry, so contact us if an extension you need is not listed.
| Extension | Price | Term | Who it suits | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .co | Rs.3,599 | 1 Year | Short alternative to .com | Register |
| .tv | Rs.8,499 | 1 Year | Media, video & streaming brands | Register |
| .co.uk | Rs.2,799 | 1 Year | United Kingdom | Register |
| .ae | Rs.12,499 | 1 Year | United Arab Emirates | Register |
| .ca | Rs.3,549 | 1 Year | Canada | Register |
| .com.au | Rs.3,699 | 1 Year | Australia | Register |
| .in | Rs.1,800 | 1 Year | India | Register |
| .jp | Rs.9,999 | 1 Year | Japan | Register |
| .ru | Rs.2,000 | 1 Year | Russia | Register |
| .de | Rs.3,399 | 1 Year | Germany | Register |
| .no | Rs.3,699 | 1 Year | Norway | Register |
| .se | Rs.3,600 | 1 Year | Sweden | Register |
| .fr | Rs.1,900 | 1 Year | France | Register |
Connecting a new name to secure hosting
A domain becomes useful once it points somewhere. When you add one of our shared or WordPress plans, the name is linked to the hosting account for you, and the free SSL certificate included with those plans is installed so the site opens over HTTPS from the first visit. Email on the same domain is ready to set up in the control panel.
If your website lives elsewhere, nothing stops you from keeping the name with us and pointing it to that provider through DNS. Many customers start that way and move hosting later, once they see how much simpler it is to have one team looking after both.
- Free SSL on entry shared and WordPress plans
- Linux and Windows hosting at the same price
- Free migration of an existing site
From an idea to a registered name in three steps
Search and shortlist
Type the word or phrase you want and compare which endings are free. Add your first choice, and any protective variations, to the cart.
Add details and pay
Enter the owner and contact details exactly as they should appear on the registration, then pay by bank, mobile wallet, card or PayPal.
Point it and publish
Once the registry confirms the name, attach it to hosting or set DNS records yourself, then publish your website and create mailboxes.
Domain names for Pakistani businesses, schools and people
Small traders often register a .pk or .com.pk name first to give a WhatsApp catalogue or social media page a proper address, then add a website once orders grow. A name on a business card or shop bag looks more established than a free profile link, and email on your own domain is far less likely to be ignored than a free mailbox.
Schools and colleges use their names for admission notices, results and staff email, and qualifying institutions can apply for the education endings once their recognition documents are in order. Clinics and law firms value names that patients and clients can type easily from a printed prescription or letterhead.
Freelancers and developers register names for their own portfolios and on behalf of clients, often managing several from one account. Families and individuals register their own names for personal email that will not change when they switch internet provider or mobile network, which makes a domain one of the longest-lasting things you can own online.
Non-profits, mosques, community groups and sports clubs register names too, often on .org.pk or .org, to publish notices, collect volunteer sign-ups and give committee members addresses that stay with the role rather than the person. Whatever the size of the organisation, the steps are the same, and our team is glad to guide first-time buyers through each one.
Questions about choosing and registering names
Need something else? Contact us or open a ticket.
Can I search for several domain names at once?
Yes. Type the name you want into the search box and the results show which extensions are free, from .pk and .com.pk to .com and many country endings. You can then add more than one to your cart and pay for them together in a single invoice. Searching costs nothing, so try a few spellings before you decide which one to keep.
Should a Pakistani business register both .pk and .com.pk?
Many do. The two are separate names, so owning one does not stop someone else from registering the other. Holding both lets you point one at your website and redirect the second, which protects customers who type the ending they expect. Larger brands often add the matching .com as well, especially if they sell to buyers outside Pakistan.
Do I need hosting before I register a domain?
No. You can register a name today and leave it parked until your website is ready, keeping it safe from anyone else in the meantime. When you are ready, add hosting from us and the name is connected for you, or point it at another provider through DNS. Registering early is often wise for a business that is still being planned.
Can I use my domain for email only, without a website?
Yes. A domain does not need a website at all. Once it is registered, you can create mail records that send messages for the name to the mailbox service you choose. Our shared hosting plans include email on your own domain, and you can add a simple website later without changing any of the addresses your contacts already use.
What if the name I want is already taken?
Look at other extensions first, because the same word may be free as .pk, .com.pk or a country ending. Short phrases, the name of your town or the service you offer can also make a strong alternative. If an existing owner is not using a name, you may contact them yourself, but we cannot force a sale or reveal private owner details.
Which payment methods can I use for domain orders?
Domains can be paid by bank transfer to Standard Chartered, Bank Alfalah or HBL, by Easypaisa, JazzCash, UBL Omni, Mobicash or U Paisa, by Visa or Mastercard, by PayPal, Western Union or MoneyGram, or by a cheque deposited into our bank account. Cash cannot be paid in person. Once payment is confirmed, the registration is sent to the registry.
Can I move a domain registered elsewhere to your account?
Yes. Names registered with another provider can be moved to us, so that your domains, hosting and email sit under one login and one renewal calendar. The steps differ for .pk and international names. Our domain transfer page explains them, and our support team can check that your name is ready to move before you place the order.
Can I get help choosing a name in Urdu or English?
Yes. Our team answers by phone, email and support ticket in both English and Urdu. Share the business name, a few ideas and the customers you want to reach, and we can tell you which options are free and which endings suit your plans. The final choice is always yours, and we will not push you towards extra names you do not need.
Find your domain name today
Search .pk, .com.pk, .com and country endings, register in minutes and connect the name to secure hosting when you are ready.