Seeded 12th in the event, Aamir Atlas Khan took only 23 minutes to dispatch Amr Swelim of Italy 11-3, 11-5, 11-7.
Aamir, ranked 23rd in the world circuit, will face eighth seeded Australian David Palmer in the second round.
Meanwhile, Alan Clyne, the 24-year-old qualifier from Edinburgh beat Farhan 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 5-11, 16-14 in the 61-minute battle.
Clyne now faces second seed Ramy Ashour, the new world No. 1 from Egypt who dismissed England qualifier Laurence Delasaux 11-4, 11-7, 11-5.
Results (first round)
Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Amr Swelim (ITA) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7; David Palmer (AUS) bt Julian Illingworth (USA) 11-3, 11-7, 11-6; Hisham Mohammad Ashour (EGY) bt Rafael F Alarcon (BRA) 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7; Amr Shabana (EGY) bt Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 11-8, 11-7, 11-5; Mohammad Ali Anwar Reda (EGY) bt Campbell Grayson (NZL) 13-15, 12-14, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8; Thierry Lincou (FRA) bt Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) 9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5; Alan Clyne (SCO) bt Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 5-11, 16-14; Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt Laurence Delasaux (ENG) 11-4, 11-7, 11-5.—Agencies
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