Pakistani military will sell their mother if it meant spiting India. It's the shortcut to get public support instead of doing the hard work of improving the country.
I know this because Indian party in power (BJP) does this too, maybe to a lesser degree, but they do it nonetheless.
People need to understand that "India vs Pakistan" is really (Indian rightwing + religious fundamentalists) vs (Pakistani Army + religious fundamentalis)
It's because it's a hollow, diluted version of an actual protest march, with no actual political action associated with it. It's a centrist/status-quo friendly way of queer expression. It's taking the original message "We DEMAND freedom, or we riot" and settling it down to "hey we exist too!".
Essentially, it's the ongoing capitalist capture of queerness.
Frankly it should be a pride PROTEST every year until equality is achieved. Fuck this "sanitisation" and corporate friendly display of numbers.