Pakistan resumed at 125-4 on Day 4 in foggy conditions but were always kept in check by England spinners on a wicket which has lot of encouragement for slow bowlers.
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Panesar removed overnight batsman Asad Shafiq, then Saeed Ajmal, before wrapping up the innings by clean bowling Junaid Khan inside half an hour after lunch.Earlier, James Anderson took the new ball and claimed the key wicket of Azhar Ali for 68.
In the morning, Ali and Asad Shafiq were pinned down by England's bowlers.
Ali, 46 overnight, waited until the third over before turning Graeme Swann to square leg for two runs to complete his 13th Test half-century.
Shafiq, who celebrated his 26th birthday on Saturday, had to wait for 24 deliveries before he scored his first runs of the day.
Panesar finally broke the 88-run stand when Anderson hold onto a sharp catch at slip to dismiss Shafiq for 43, giving the recalled English off-spinner his fourth wicket of the innings.
Pakistan almost slipped to 160-6 when Australian umpire Steve Davis adjudged Ali lbw off Swann, but TV umpire Billy Bowden overturned the decision as Hawk Eye showed the ball would have turned too much and missed leg stump.
But England did not have to wait too long to get rid of dangerman Ali once they took the second new ball. Anderson banged one in short, which got a faint edge of Ali's bat and flew to wicket-keeper Matt Prior. Ali's 68 included eight fours.
Pakistan soon slipped to 172-7 when Broad won a psychological battle with Adnan Akmal. Just one ball after the pair exchanged words, Akmal tried to drive a wide delivery and was out caught by captain Andrew Strauss.
Pakistan lead the three-match series after winning the first Test by 10 wickets at Dubai last week.
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