A fine stand by Yasir Hameed and Younis Khan helped Pakistan end day one of the first Test against South Africa at Centurion on 242 for five.
Yasir (65) and Younis (68) put on 133 for the third wicket to ensure the tourists remained solid despite the absence of star batsman Mohammad Yousuf, who is on compassionate leave.
Both men eventually fell with mistimed hook shots but their earlier efforts had ensured that Pakistan made a solid start to the three-match series with the Proteas.
When play was halted for bad light, skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq was unbeaten on 35 while Kamran Akmal had made 18 in an unbroken sixth-wicket stand worth 38.
Yasir and Younis came together before lunch at 50 for two and had put on 110 by tea on the opening day of what promises to be a tough series for the hosts who laboured to beat India 2-1 in the recently-concluded three-match series.
Yasir had reached his 50 with a spectacular six off Kallis whom he heaved over the legside boundary while Younis had earlier passed the 50-mark for the 30th time in his Test career.
The pair continued to build the partnership after tea but it was finally broken when the pair had put on 133.
Younis was tempted into a hook shot by Proteas paceman Shaun Pollock and the right-hander lofted the ball into the hands of Andre Nel at fine leg.
Pollock then almost accounted for Inzamam for only his second ball with the batsman's hook shot only just eluding the fingers of Hashim Amla and going for four.
However, Yasir quickly followed Younis back to the pavilion with another miscued hook shot finding Makhaya Ntini off the bowling of Nel.
The fifth man out was Faisal Iqbal (one) who also perished to a hook shot off Kallis, lifting it into the air where wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, playing his 100th Test, took an easy catch.
Akmal joined Inzamam at the crease and the two survived some anxious moments before the bad light brought a premature halt to proceedings.
Pakistan had taken lunch at 64 for two after an evenly-balanced first session.
After Inzamam won the toss and chose to bat, Pakistan made a bright start at Centurion with openers Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Farhat untroubled in the early stages.
They put on 48 for the first wicket but then Makhaya Ntini intervened.
Ntini, whose bowling helped the Proteas come from behind to beat India in the recent home series, first removed Farhat for 26.
Misjudging a cut, Farhat succeeded only in steering the ball to Amla at point.
He had looked comfortable and had struck four fours during his innings.
Next to depart was Hafeez who had made a more pedestrian 19.
He tried to leave alone a ball from Ntini but only succeeded in gloving it to Boucher.
