Don’t think the “modern” modifier was needed. Islamic society, inasmuch as it can even be considered a society, hasn’t changed in 1400 years.
1400 years ago what is now Pakistan was in a better shape economically, socially and even environmentally, than it is today.
Until invasion by mohammedans in the 8th century, that part of western India was primarily Buddhist and secondarily Hindu with Christian’s (of the church of the East), Zoroastrians, Manicheans, Jains, etc. Even Greek pagans.
And it was wealthy and traded with both east and west