SAFF Championship
In Group A, Bangladesh also secured three points after edging Bhutan 1-0.
Pakistan 2-3 India
India took the lead in the 13th minute when Muhammad Suhail collected the ball on the left and crossed for Suhail Ahmad Bhat to turn home.
Bhat got his second six minutes later, running onto Abhishek Suryavanshi’s through pass to finish past Yousuf Butt. Kipgen extended India’s lead in the 31st minute, finishing Noufal’s pass.
Pakistan missed a chance to reduce the arrears before half-time after Shayak Dost blazed his penalty over the bar but it did not deter them from a resurgent second half.
In the first minute of added time, Najeeb Ullah nodded home Junaid Shah’s cross and three minutes later, Alamgir Ghazi pulled another one back but India managed to hold off further Pakistan advances to claim the win.
Up next in the three-team group is a clash between Maldives and Pakistan on Sunday.
Bhutan 0-1 Bangladesh
Bangladesh put pressure on Bhutan from the start with goalkeeper Gyeltshen Zangpo needing to work hard to stop efforts from Foysal Fahim and Bishwanath Ghosh.
A head injury to Orgyen Wangchuk disrupted the first half with the Bhutanese midfielder needing to be rushed to hospital.
The game remained balanced until the 69th minute when Bangladesh finally broke the deadlock through Mohammad Ibrahim, who scored two minutes after replacing Ghosh.
Ibrahim got to a loose ball in the box and put his foot through it to score the winner.
Bhutan will next play Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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