During the 2002 World Cup qualifiers he became the only Pakistani footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match.[6][7][8] He completed the hat-trick within 40 minutes against Sri Lanka in a 3–3 draw.[9][10]
In 2012, Gohar was dismissed from his position as assistant manager under the leadership of the Faisal Saleh Hayat, due to allegations of irresponsibility made by the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF). However, it was later discovered that the real reason for his dismissal was his refusal to hand over the salary he had received from the Asian Football Confederation's Aid-27 program to the PFF.[15] Over the years, the PFF had been consistently reclaiming the salaries of coaches, received from the Asian football governing body, under the pretense of these funds being "donations" intended to support Pakistan football.[15]
Following the expulsion of Hayat by FIFA, he was assigned the assistant role again in 2019, for a tour in Malaysia under head coach Tariq Lutfi.[16]