Pakistan were 256 for seven when the first day’s play ended with Misbah batting on 83, his 16th Test half-century. He struck four sixes and five boundaries during his responsible 168-ball innings.
Asad also contributed a valuable 58 from 126 balls with a six and seven fours. This was his fourth Test fifty in his 12th Test.
Paceman Stuart Broad took 3-47 while spinner Graeme Swann (3-52) bowled well to keep England's hopes of squaring the three-Test series alive after they lost the first match in Dubai by 10 wickets inside three days.
The Misbah-Asad partnership helped Pakistan revive their innings after Broad chipped
in with two wickets in the post-lunch session but England got three more wickets in the last session, two off which were claimed by Swann.
Swann dismissed Abdul Rehman leg before for nought in the penultimate over of the day.
England were rewarded for picking two spinners in Swann and recalled left-armer Panesar after they introduced spin as early as in the 10th over.
Openers Mohammad Hafeez and Umar, who put on 114 for the opening wicket in the first Test, negotiated the first hour without any discomfort before Swann gave England the breakthrough.
Umar misjudged a delivery and lost his off stump after seemingly playing no stroke on 16.
Panesar, brought in to replace paceman Chris Tremlett -- flying home after a recurrence of a back injury -- dropped Hafeez off his own bowling but had the Pakistani opener bowled off the very next ball.
Hafeez made 31 with four boundaries.
Broad then chipped in with the wickets of Younis and Ali, both bowled on incoming deliveries to leave Pakistan struggling at 103-4.
The inclusion of Panesar, playing his first Test since the July 2009 Ashes Test in Cardiff, is the first time England have played with two spinners since the Dhaka Test against Bangladesh in early 2010.
Pakistan brought in left-arm paceman Junaid Khan for Aizaz Cheema.
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