Today I did an analysis of more than 1000 Government websites (.g**.pk). Sadly more than 70% of websites are hosted out of Pakistan.

Most of the resellers in Pakistan have their servers abroad and they host sensitive government data there. I noticed a reseller is hosting government websites including one website of a security agency on a server hosted by a US based Indian company. In my opinion all Pakistani government websites or atleast governemnt websites containing sensitive data should be hosted within the boundries of Pakistan.

Here are a few top countries hosting Pakistani Government websites:

• United States (442 websites)
• Pakistan (202 websites)
• Canada (28 websites)
• Singapore (17 websites)
• United Kingdom (12 websites)
• China (6 websites)
• Germany (4 websites)
• Eurpean Union (3 websites)

Some of the top companies hosting Government websites are: (Note: These are the end host companies, so this list does not include resellers)

• SoftLayer, Inc.(88 websites)
• Hosting Services (52 websites)
• ThePlanet.com (38 websites)
• Server4Sale LLC (36 websites)
• PTCL (34 websites)
• Netriplex LLC (23 websites)
• Go Daddy (22 websites)
• SQUARE BROTHERS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (16 websites)
• Dedicated Services (15 websites)
• Fiberlink (15 websites)
• COMSATS (Commission on Science and Technology (14 websites)
• HostGator (14 websites)
• National Telecom Corporation (13 websites)
• Micronet Broadband (Pvt) Ltd. (11 websites)
• iWeb (10 websites)
• Brain Telecommunication Ltd. (10 websites)
• SingleHop (10 websites)
• Hosting Made Easy (10 websites)