Needing 491 runs to win the match, Australia started their second innings on 47 for one before Abbas took four wickets in the morning session to send Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh and skipper Tim Paine back to the pavilion.
Chasing a target of 538 runs, Australia still needs 383 runs with three wickets in hand.
No team has ever chased more than 418-7 to win a Test, made by the West Indies against Australia at Antigua in 2003.
On Thursday, Pakistan grabbed an early wicket after Babar Azam struck a fluent 99 while skipper Sarfraz Ahmed followed up his first-innings 94 with 81 as Pakistan declared their second innings at 400-9.
By the close on the third day, Pakistan had Shaun Marsh dismissed for four — bowled by left-arm paceman Mir Hamza for his first Test wicket — to boost their chances of victory after Australia clung on for a thrilling draw in the first Test in Dubai last week.
Aaron Finch (24) and Travis Head (17) were at the crease with Australia, who are 47-1 and need another 491 for an unlikely win or to bat out two full days on a weary and spinning Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch.
The teams will play three T20 internationals after the Tests, with the first in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
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