Pakistan's .pk ccTLD engages ICANN
The Pakistani user, business and technical communities welcome the recent Pakistani ccTLD "PKNIC" (www.pknic.net.pk) move to explore ways in which to engage ICANN in a constructive dialogue on a possible particpation framework. The precise framework is still under discussion. However, this is a good positive step and a mutually beneficial result is expected. The importance of ICANN in development of international best practice for ccTLDs and in itself an example of an evolving muti-community model is recognised.
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Pakistan's .pk ccTLD Registrar should work on Urdu IDN
We propose that Pakistan's .pk ccTLD Registrar PKNIC should work on Urdu IDN (International Domain Name)
Some important concerns of Pakistani Community about PKNIC.net.pk are as follows:
1. Any activity for International Domain Name (IDN)?
2. Any activity for Multi Language Domains (e.g. Urdu, Punjabi)?
3. Any participation in the latest policy development with ICANN/ IANA?
4. What are the shared registery policies about .PK ccTLD?
I am afraid off that Pakistan will not be able to get significant development to take proper benefit from latest developments on the highway of Internet.
Imran Ahmed Shah
give me ur contact
Hello Sir, I need your contact information, im from Pakistan. thks
Which DNDRC
If by DNDRC you mean (http://www.dndrc.com/), please explain your affiliation with PKNIC. How and when you got .pk domain resolution authority? Did pknic approve you by consulting Adisory Group or it was a hand-picked?
Also please explain in which authority, are you making above statement? Should we assume or confirm that you are a part of pknic and not a neutral body?
Also please name some communities when you say "Pakistani user, business and technical communities"?
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
-Khalil Ahmad
Your queries are answered at
Your queries are answered at http://www.pknic.net.pk/policy-text.html and http://www.dndrc.com/
PKNIC is the ccTLD and DNDRC is the designated diapute resolution body under the ccTLD policy.
DNDRC is also engaging in policy issues. As mentioned in an earlier comment the need to address IDNs in the Urdu scropt is an important one and this process though already under discussion at a local community level in Pakistan with PKNIC should also be addressed at ICANN.
We are also joined here in Delhi by Prof. Sarmad Hussain an expert in Urdu script and have been participating in the IDN sessions. Also the President of PASHA, the largest and only IT Association of Pakistan is represented at ICANN by the presence of Ms. Jehan Ara, their President. The above comment was a joint comment on behalf of us. Please do meet with us when you have time. We were unable to see you anywhere yesterday. Your participation in our joint efforts would be useful to the policy discussions.
Best regards,
Zahid Jamil
Barrister
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center
contact@dndrc.com
DNDRC.COM and PKNIC HIJACKED MY DOMAIN
Mr. Zahid Jamil and DNDRC,
We have domain name registered for our rent-a-car business in Peshawar BUDGET.COM.PK which was registered through pakhost.com. Suddenly our website stopped working and we were mad with Pakhost. They told us that our domain name has been assigned to some one in USA as per domain resolution process. After more details I found out about you and pknic. How the hell you and pknic can make decison without contacting us, the defandant? So any one who pays you or pknic US $800, they can hijack other people's domain names?????? I have no issue whether domain name was taken from us or not but did ever I was given an opprtunity to defend myself?????? I do not think this DNDRC or ZAHID JAMIL is a neutral body but I believe this is another PKNIC back door to keep doing illegitimate practices and hijacking domain names and asisging to their loved ones, a clear sign of nepotism. We are in the process of preparing a legal case against pknic, DNDRC and pakhost.
This is my open letter to ICANN and public at large that my domain was hijacked and I was NEVER EVER given any chance to defend myself. No one even bother to contact us.
I am surprised how can ICANN is over-looking such ccTLD practices.
In above discussion, Mr. Khalil brought a very good point but you skipped his questions:
Did pknic approve you by consulting Adisory Group or it was a hand-picked?
Also your statements made here about pknic clearly proves that you are a pknic pet and not a neutral body.
Another pknic victim.....
An Other Victim Of DNDRC the PKNIC
Dear Sir,
I am also a victim of PKNIC and DNDRC, It is really very surprising that ICANN is overlooking the DNDRC and PKNIC.
I am no longer interested to register any new .pk
Khalil - unable to Locate you
Dear Khalil,
We were unable to see you anywhere yesterday. Your participation in our joint efforts would be useful to the policy discussions. You can also contact us via email. Our cellulars are being fileted by the blog but please do meet us today.
Looking forward to meeting you at today’s session.
Zahid Jamil
Barrister
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center
contact@dndrc.com
ICANN Participation
I am glad that Zahid Jamil suggested that I drop in at the ICANN meeting yesterday. It was good to see that there was strong participation from Pakistan. Zahid, of course is a regular and is well respected by many people in the ICANN community.
However, I think that my participation (limited though it is) and that of Professor Sarmad Hussain adds weight to the fact that Pakistan is interested in being an active member of the world community when decisions regarding ccTLDs, language scripting and IDNs are taking place.
Some of the deliberations that took place yesterday were very interesting. I found it to be a very open forum where people were quite vocal about their points of view regarding the ICANN FastTrack effort, the fear of smaller groups suffering because decisions are being delayed due to the bigger issues of larger countries.
It was good to meet some of the senior people from the ICANN heirarchy and also re-establish contact with some of the people from the ICC and BASIS.
Pakistan needs to continue to be represented at such fora.
Jehan Ara
President
Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA)
Mobile: 92-300-8220180
Email: jehan.ara@gmail.com
DNDRC IS A PKNIC PET
DNDRC is a biased organization and a PKNIC PET. ICANN and Govt of Pakistan should really look into the role of DNDRC.
DNDRC is not actually deciding the cases based on merit but actually taking bribery from the complainants and making unilateral decisions. They even do not bother to contact the other party RESPONDENT.
Actually in this so called organization they Mr. Zahid Jamil is appointing himself as a signal panel arbitrator and earning money.
THEY NOT ONLY HIJACK DOMAINS BUT ALSO THREAT RESPONDENTS OF CYBER CRIME LAW OF PAKISTAN.
ALL CASES REGARDING .PK SHOULD BE DECIDED BY THE ICANN AUTHORIZED ORGNAZITION AND NOT BY THE BIASED ZAHID JAMIL.
DNDRC= DARK NUDE DANGEROUS RUBBISH CLEVER
Pakistan domains outside ICANN's purview
It is important to note that ICANN does not have any authority over Pakistan's ccTLD.
ICANN has contracts with generic top-level domains such as .com, .org. .info and so on, but it has neither a contract nor an agreement with the .pk registry at this moment in time.
I should also note that I am concerned with the content of these messages, which is becoming increasingly accusatory and abusive. This is not the right venue for these comments, and so I am giving you advance warning that similar comments will be deleted in future, and your account blocked.
Kieren McCarthy
General manager of public participation, ICANN
.PK Domains
Dear Madam Jehan Ara
Is this any check and balance on the DNDRC?
NO CHECK AND BALANCE
NO CHECK AND BALANCE