The blue tick on Wikipedia Pakistan is the site’s verification mark. It appears next to a person’s name and tells visitors that the profile has been checked by the team. This guide explains what the tick costs, what it does, and how to get one.
What is the Wikipedia Pakistan blue tick?
The blue tick is a small blue check mark shown beside a profile’s name, in the profile’s name bar and in search results. It means the person behind the profile has proved who they are. The tick is awarded only after the team has checked the person’s identity, so a ticked profile is a confirmed profile, not just a claimed one. If a page has no tick, that does not mean it is fake; it means it has not gone through the extra identity step. Many good profiles on Wikipedia Pakistan have no tick yet. A tick is not a Wikipedia article and it is not a tick on a social media account; it is this site’s own verification mark.
How much does the blue tick cost?
The blue tick costs Rs 1,500. You pay it once, and it lasts for life. There is no monthly fee and no renewal. Applying for a profile is free – the tick is an optional extra, and only for people who want their identity marked as verified on the site. If you do not want the tick, your profile can still be published and listed, with the same visibility and the same share link.
What are the benefits of the blue tick?
1. Trust. Visitors see at once that the team has checked who you are.
2. A clear mark. The tick appears next to your name wherever your profile is shown, including in search results and on the homepage lists.
3. A verified list. Ticked profiles appear in the site’s Verified Profiles list, so they are easy to find.
4. Protection. The tick makes impersonation harder, because the verified name is matched to your identity.
5. Permanence. Because the cost is a one-off Rs 1,500 for life, you never have to renew it or worry about losing it for non-payment.
How to get the blue tick on Wikipedia Pakistan
First, you need a profile on Wikipedia Pakistan. If you do not have one yet, apply for your page – it is free, and our step-by-step guide explains how to create your profile on Wikipedia Pakistan. Once your profile is published, you can request the blue tick. The team will ask you for proof of identity, such as an official ID, so they can match the profile to the real person. They check it by hand, and if it matches, the tick is added to your profile. The Rs 1,500 is a one-time payment for the verification, and the tick stays on your profile for life. If you are comparing this with the global encyclopedia, remember that Wikipedia Pakistan is a separate project from Wikipedia itself, with its own review process.
The tick is never automatic. No one gets a tick by paying alone, and no profile is ticked without the identity check. If an application does not prove the identity, the tick is not given, whatever the payment.
Do you need the blue tick?
It depends on what you want. If you want visitors to know at a glance that the team has confirmed your identity, the tick is worth it. If you only need a simple public page, you do not need it. Both kinds of profile appear on Wikipedia Pakistan in the same way, and both can be shared, searched and linked to. The tick is a mark of identity, not a mark of quality, and an unticked profile is not a second-class profile.
Examples of verified profiles on Wikipedia Pakistan
Two of the best-known verified profiles are those of Muhammad Usama Habeeb, the founder of Wikipedia Pakistan, and Rida Shareef, whose profile carries the tick and the gold Honorary mark. Their pages show what a verified profile looks like, with the tick beside the name and the facts box filled in. If your own profile looks like that, and you have the identity proof ready, you are ready to apply.
Read the full step-by-step guide to how profile verification works on Wikipedia Pakistan, and the difference between Wikipedia Pakistan and Wikipedia, and see why a verified profile page in Pakistan is worth having.
