India were strongly placed to clinch their first Test series against Pakistan at home since 1980 after reaching 131-2 in their second innings at stumps on the penultimate day for an overall lead of 220.
The hosts lead 1-0 in the series, with the final Test heading for a draw.
India lost openers Gautam Gambhir (three) and Wasim Jaffer (18) before former captains Sourav Ganguly (63-not-out) and Rahul Dravid (35-not-out) steadied the innings with an unfinished 105-run stand for the third wicket.
Ganguly, who smashed a maiden Test double-hundred in the first innings, raced to his half-century off 57 balls with a six off leg-spinner Danish Kaneria and nine fours.
The hosts needed a couple of early wickets in the morning to improve their chances of victory after Pakistan had resumed at 369-5, but had to wait for two sessions to wrap up the innings on a track where the ball sometimes kept low.
India also earned the dubious distinction of conceding a record 76 extras in a Test innings, surpassing the previous highest of 71 by the West Indies against Pakistan at Georgetown in 1988.
The sundries were the third-highest contributor in the innings after Misbah and stand-in captain Younis Khan (80).
Misbah, who had played just seven Tests before this series since his debut in 2001, was Pakistan's find of the tour as he remained a thorn in India's flesh with scores of 82, 45, 161-not-out, six and 133-not-out in five innings.
■ TWENTY20
A late night of drinking provided an unexpected dividend for Luke Pomersbach when he was called up to make his international debut for Australia in yesterday's Twenty20 match against New Zealand at the WACA in Perth.
The 23-year-old is currently banned from playing in the Australian domestic first-class competition after breaching his team's strict rules on late-night drinking, but the suspension proved a blessing in disguise.
While his Western Australian team mates were preparing for their next match, Pomersbach decided to fill in his spare time by watching yesterday's Twenty20 international from the ground.
But when he arrived at the WACA with his girlfriend, he received a surprise call from the Australian team management asking him if he could play because middle-order batsman Brad Hodge had suffered a bizarre back injury in the changing room.
"The Australian manager rang me just as I was parking my car, and I thought it was one of my mates having a joke," Pomersbach told reporters. "I asked him whether he was joking, and he said `No mate, get yourself to the rooms as quick as you can.'"
Pomersbach made his way to the dressing room to meet his illustrious team mates then made another big impression when he got the chance to play, scoring a brisk 15 off seven balls, including a six and a four, before falling in the last over of Australia's innings.
Australia (186-6) beat New Zealand (132) by 54 runs.
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