PKNIC .pk domains avoid pknic

Here is a complaint informed to us against pknic.

A few days ago PKNIC, the registrar for .pk domains, terminated the domain name djuice.pk without informing it’s owner, and transferred it to Telenor, who has a trademark by the same name.

In another country they would have to contact you first, and would have probably bought it from you for millions. This is a reason I never buy any .pk domains (though I do own a few, but use them as a backup, not the primary). Registering a trademark does not give you ownership of the same name in other spaces!

There are many things wrong with PKNIC – it charges a lot more than other registrars, they never respond to emails, it’s hard to make payments, heck they lose checks mailed to them or take a month to process them – overall it’s all bad vibes, as this particular case confirms. The email is quoted below in full:

I own a blog Djuice.PK ( A youth entertainment and current affairs
blog) . I have been running this over the last one and half year and
was using this to post entertainment, mobile phone information and
current affairs information. Today all of sudden this was blocked by
the PKNIC.

I have contacted the PKNIC and came to know that my domain is being
transferred to telenor. I just wounder what is this all about?

Why not any prior notice served to me if there was any problem in my
domain held at PKNIC . Why all of sudden after one and half year PKNIC
realised that it should be transferred to telenor.

It is against the natural law of justice to make unilateral decisions.
I have two email addresses in PKNIC contacts database for this domain
and both are fully working and regularly checked by myself.

I have never received any e-mail stating that there is any dispute or
trade mark issue on my domain from the PKNIC

I have to admit my blog was very open on the current affairs issue in
Pakistan and there were blogs on Chief Justice issue other matters
against Musharraf regime.

I have temporarly moved my blog to

	Code:
	http://djuice.pk.f4f.asia

If you don’t own it, a domain is not your property. A trademark owner does not automatically gain possession of all possible names in other spaces. An example: Internationally, in quite a few countries Google had to buy the domain gmail for many dollars after they launched the service, in yet others the owners refused to sell, and that was that.

A follow email from the actual domain owner:

My domain have been hacked / hijacked by the Telenor Pakistan with
the help of PKNIC Pakistan as they have never made a dispute against
me over this. I have been running this blog very successfully from
last one and half year.

Well I know the PKNIC policies and other terms and conditions and I am
also aware of the International rules by the ICANN. In any case before
a domain transfer to the other party who claims that it may be their
trade mark or infringing their rights one have to file a dispute and
the PKNIC should have given me a chance to listen my version of
statement on this issue.

According to ICANN rules malafide intentions by the registrant should
be proofed based on three different point failure of any one of this
does not qualify the domain transfer to other party who make claims on
this.

These points by the ICANN are more or less as follows.

1. A Proof That Domain Was Registered in Bad Faith

2. A Proof That Domain is being Used by a Business Competitor

3. A Proof that Domain is not in Use and is Registered only for Re-
Selling

I have an in depth study of different Dispute Cases on Domains However
I am Confident That By Law It was not possible to get my domain. So
after one and half year Telenor have bribed the PKNIC Staff and they
without listening my point of view blocked my blog.

This transfer is 100% illegal and immoral and call into question the
PKNIC quality of the service. I have shifted my blog to a new domain

	Code:
	http://www......Blog.com

I am sure that Telnor can not bribe the .com registry this time.

Shame on Telenor and PKNIC for steeling my domain with out any NOTICE
without any CASE and without any Chance to LISTEN about my rights on
this DOMAIN.

THIS IS AGAINST THE LAW TO MAKE UNILATERAL DECISIONS

Please give us your feedback?

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Salam Pakistan,

Pak People
Love Pakistan, Love PTV, Love Lollywood, Love Pakistani dramas, films, radio, music and songs, Love Pakistani Products

Shazia I agree with you, there is a global law that if anyone purchased or booked any domain name, it could never be resale by domain given company without getting your permission. At this scenario you can take stand against PKNIC.

Thank u, this is a good information for me.

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