| Pakistan at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | PAK |
| CGA | Pakistan Olympic Association |
| Website | nocpakistan |
| in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Medals Ranked 28th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Pakistan competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between 11 and 21 September 1998. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Ali Asghar | Boxing | Lightweight |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mohson Munir | 400 m | 49.46 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Muhammad Yar | 110 m hurdles | 15.50 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Muhammad Amin | 400 m hurdles | 52.01 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | ||
| Ghufrain Hussain | Shot put | 16.34 | 13 |
Pakistan named the below squad for the tournament. [2]
Basit Ali withdrew from the Pakistani squad after his brother suffered a heart attack. [3] [4] Wajahatullah Wasti was named as his replacement. [2]
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Pakistan men | Men's tournament |  Scotland No result |  Kenya W by 129 runs |  New Zealand L by 81 runs | 2 | did not advance | 7 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.799 |
| 2 |  Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.480 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.697 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2.401 |
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