Pakistan were well on top after day one of the first Test in Lahore after bowling out West Indies for 206 and then closing on 39 for one before bad light stopped play.
The hosts had lost the wicket of Imran Farhat, trapped lbw by Jerome Taylor for nine, but Mohammad Hafeez (11) and Younis Khan (10) were unbeaten at stumps with Pakistan having reduced the arrears to 167.
Pakistan paceman Umar Gul polished off the West Indies tail to dismiss the tourists for 206 on day one of the first Test in Lahore.
After Shahid Nazir and Danish Kaneria had made inroads into the top order to leave the Windies 122 for six at lunch, it was Gul who dominated the afternoon session.
He took all four wickets to fall and completed the job with the last ball before tea when he dismissed Fidel Edwards for two with the batsman edging to Shoaib Malik.
Gul finished with figures of five for 65.
His first wicket was that of Brian Lara, who had led the resistance with seven fours in his 61 before edging to wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal.
Jerome Taylor was then trapped lbw for eight before Dave Mohammed (35) edged behind and Edwards' departure left Corey Collymore unbeaten on one.
The Windies were hoping to continue the good form that had seen them reach the final of the Champions Trophy but Pakistan ruthlessly exposed their shortcomings in the five-day version of the game.
Lara won the toss at the Gaddafi Stadium, where Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq returned after his suspension for his role in the Darrell Hair affair.
Champions Trophy player of the tournament Chris Gayle carried on his good form, racing to 34 in just 28 balls with six fours.
Fellow opener Daren Ganga was dismissed - having contributed only three from an opening stand of 41 - slashing a ball from Gul to Younis Khan at second slip.
Gayle went without further addition after being trapped lbw by Nazir and the same bowler claimed the third wicket with Younis taking another catch to account for Ramnaresh Sarwan for three.
Nazir pinned Shivnarine Chanderpaul leg before for five before Dwayne Bravo and Lara took the score from 52 onto 96.
Kaneria made the breakthrough in dismissing Bravo for 32, which included five fours, and then Denesh Ramdin mistimed sweep a sweep to give the leg spinner his second wicket on the stroke of lunch.
