He achieved the feat in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines against Singapore on 2 May 1954, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, where Pakistan won the match by 6–2.
[12][13] In 1967, inside-left forward Abdul Jabbar surpassed the hat-trick number barrier after scoring four goals in a single match against Turkey at the 1967 RCD Cup.
[22][23] A year later, Safiullah Khan scored four goals in a single match against Brunei at the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification on 6 April 2009.
[24][25][26][27] The same year, Pakistan earned another record 7–0 victory at the 2009 SAFF Championship, where Arif Mehmood scored three times against Bhutan.
As of 26 March 2024, Pakistan have conceded nineteen hat-tricks, the most recent being scored by Musa Al-Taamari in a 0–7 defeat by Jordan at the 2026 World Cup qualification.