One of the first steps taken by Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, within days of Pakistan's creation, was to establish the Department of Islamic Reconstruction (DIR) in Lahore in August 1947, with the ultimate objective “to help our community to reconstruct its life on Islamic lines.” In this regard, Jinnah appointed Asad as the DIR's first Director. The DIR was tasked by Jinnah with four primary objectives: (i) drafting of Pakistan's first Constitution; (ii) proposing the framework of Pakistan's economic system; (iii) proposing the framework of Pakistan's education system and (iv) proposing the framework of Pakistan's social system, all along Islamic lines