PAKISTANFOREVER
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I worked in UAE for a couple of years and once asked my Filipino colleague if they could distinguish between Pakistanis and Indians, she said yes they could because Pakistanis are taller and fairer. Same thing happened to me in France where a French hotel check in clerk asked me if i was a Pakistani, i asked her how she knew and she gave the same reason. However i think this is a generalization and does not apply on certain regions.
In general Pakistanis do not hate India or Indians, the biggest example is the popularity of Indian movies and to some extent the Indian soaps (which thankfully has become a lot less now), I know that the same is also true vise versa and some elements of hate are there on both sides. I had very good relations with my Indian colleagues in UAE and i still in touch with them on facebook.
Pakistanis see India as an aggressor and a bully who is trying to suppress Pakistan just because it is bigger in size which is true in sense. Indians do feel that they are superior and want Pakistanis to be their lackeys just like the Bangladeshis and Nepalis and are frustrated because that is not happening.
I have experienced very similar things myself with regards to our Pakistani identity.