Under the programme, PKNIC would offer 5000 free domains for those who would develop websites, in Urdu or any other local language, said a press release issued on Wednesday.
PKNIC is the Country Code Top Level Domain operator for “pk” domain, which represents a particular country on the internet.
Speaking at the occasion, Chairman PTA, Dr Mohammed Yaseen said, “The support has been offered in view of the importance linked with prominent web presence. It will boost the Information Communication Technology sector of Pakistan.”
He further said that this programme will encourage and contribute towards greater presence of local content and help generate applications catering to the local clientele. Chairman PTA also appreciated the efforts of PKNIC management for the project.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2010.
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