ICANN Passes Resolution on Dot پاکستان Internet Registery

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The resolution on Internet Registry پاکستان . has been passed by Internet Corporation for Assigned names and Numbers (ICANN) Board after which registration of internet domains in Pakistan’s native language has been made possible for Pakistan’s local community. It was told by Minister for IT & Telecom Anusha Rahman.

The minister told that this step grow digitization in the local content of Pakistan. She praised the efforts made for this purpose by MoIT, National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) and technical committee members.

The delegation request for internet registry پاکستان . was processed by Ministry of IT & Telecom in December 2016 after consulting from committee members including Academia, ISPAk, PASHA, PTA, civil society, National Language Authorities, Internet Community etc.

The preparation and evaluation stages of ICANN Fast track for IDN ccTLDs have already been completed by Pakistan successfully.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is managed and coordinated by ICANN after ensuring the uniqueness of every domain which makes it possible for internet users to find valid internet addresses. This internet registry پاکستان . will be managed by NTC.

MoIT knows the importance of local language content in digital form due to which it worked hard for this purpose. The domain name like پاکستان . will create several opportunities for Pakistani internet users as it will provide them opportunity to create domain in their native languages.

This local language and script domain will make it easy to navigate internet in local language which is quite helpful for local citizens.

This system will also help to target local markets, local promotions and internet users who can’t speak or understand English. After the elimination of language barriers, the E-Commerce trend in Pakistan will also get advantage.

 

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