Pakistan seized control of the second Test by stumps on day two, reaching 266 for 2 in reply to West Indies' 344 to trail by just 78 runs after producing their strongest batting display of the series.
West Indies reached 239-5 at stumps on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain after winning the toss and electing to bat.
Justin Greaves and Jayden Seales starred with the ball as West Indies beat Pakistan by 90 runs in the first Test in Trinidad to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz for three months for breaching the governing body's anti-doping code.
Babar Azam said his main focus in his second tenure as Pakistan Test captain will be "discipline, fitness and performance" as they look climb up the rankings in the World Test Championship.
Pakistan batter Babar Azam has been chosen to replace Shan Masood as Test captain with the Pakistan Cricket Board hoping a change in leadership will help them get to the next level.