You can get PR for a domain simply by redirecting it to a site that does have PR. However, it won't last if you take away the redirect because it's not true PR.
No redirection , v direction... i stongly agree... why check out this url http://patels143.peperonity.com/ currently shows one back link, because i have posted a comment on 11th May... still on 29th April. I got pr 1 for this blog with out any back links...