Spinner Noman Ali took eight wickets as Pakistan crushed England by 152 runs in the second test to level the series 1-1 on Friday in Multan.
Noman grabbed 8-46 and Sajid Khan took 2-93 as the pair wrapped up England's second innings for 144 after the visitors were set a daunting target of 297.
It was Pakistan's first home win since February 2021 and came after they were thumped by an innings in the first test, also in Multan.
The third and final test starts in Rawalpindi from October 24.
Winning moments 📸
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Pakistan beat England by 1️⃣5️⃣2️⃣ runs 🏏#PAKvENG | #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/AxAQX89cse
Noman finished with a match haul of 11-147 while Sajid had figures of 9-204, only the second time in Pakistan's history that two bowlers took all 20 wickets in a test.
Pakistan's last test win at home came against South Africa in Rawalpindi more than three years ago. It was followed by 11 home tests without a win.
This also becomes Shan Masood's first win as skipper after getting the job last year, including 3-0 and 2-0 whitewashes at the hands of Australia and Bangladesh.
Pakistan's ploy of dropping ace batsman Babar Azam in one of four changes after the first-test defeat and playing on a reused pitch with three spinners paid off handsomely.
Resuming at 36 for two and facing a tough task on a pitch offering sharp spin, England managed to add just 108 runs before folding.
In just the second over of the day Sajid removed Ollie Pope with a sharp turning delivery and caught the miscued drive off his own bowling. Pope made 22.
Noman then trapped Joe Root leg-before for 18 and Harry Brook for 16 to leave England facing defeat at 78 for five.
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Brook smashed an epic 317 and Root a brilliant 262 – eclipsing Alastair Cook's England test-run record – in the first test, and their dismissals signalled England's doom was approaching.
Noman's fourth wicket came in the form of Jamie Smith whose uppish slog sweep was held by Masood at mid-on. Smith scored six.
The bat goes flying and Rizwan does the rest behind the stumps 🎯
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Skipper Ben Stokes and Brydon Carse fought hard to take the total to 125 when Stokes was stumped in a comical manner, jumping out of the crease to loft Noman but missing the ball as his bat flew out of his hands.
Noman wrapped up the match with the wickets of Carse (27), Jack Leach (one) and Shoaib Bashir (nought), improving his previous best of 7-70 against Sri Lanka in Colombo last year.
PAKISTAN: Shan Masood (captain), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, Amir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood
ENGLAND: Ben Stokes (captain), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir