Kamran Akmal not out 24 9
Needing 17 off the last over, Akmal smashed two successive sixes off fast bowler Jerome Taylor before hitting the winning runs with one ball to spare.
West Indies skipper Chris Gayle had earlier scored a fine 113 as the tourists reached 294-9 from 50 overs.
Khurram Manzoor (69) and Shoaib Malik (66) also made valuable contributions.
Pakistan had looked on course for victory with Malik looking assured at the crease inside the final 10 overs.
But when the captain was dismissed by debutant fast bowler Lionel Baker in the 48th over with 33 runs till to go, momentum swung back in favour of the West Indies.
But Akmal - ably assisted by all-rounder Fawad Alam (26 not out) - maintained his composure, smashing his third ball for six before his two match-winning maximums in the final over.
Akmal's late heroics overshadowed Gayle's superb century, the first ever to be scored at the Zayed Stadium in the Emirate.
The West Indian skipper opted to bat after winning the toss and began tentatively with opening partner Sewnarine Chattergoon.
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