It also saw Pakistan become gold medallist in the inaugural events of cricket (women)[2] and squash (men's team).

[4] Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, attended the opening ceremony as a guest of the Chinese.

The following players were selected to participate:[14] The following players were selected to participate:[15] Officials[15] Officials Initially, Pakistan was not sending a team to compete in these games, but after the President of Pakistan Football Federation, Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat committed to bearing the expenses of the team, it was once again included in the Games.

[22] Goalkeepers (2) Defenders (6) Midfielders (7) Strikers (5) Officials Pakistan will hold a training camp for the team at Lahore from 24 October until the beginning of the Games.

[23] PHF announced a 16-member team on 3 November, which saw the return of Sohail Abbas and Salman Akbar and the retention of Zeeshan Ashraf as captain.