Assalam alaikum
i will try to share my experience with arabs
Unfortunately there was no good communication between our countries at both govt. and public level and arab world was riding on the wave of nationalism. Now i see more understanding of pakistan's ppl and its standings it is due to the private news channels like aljazeerah, arabia, and their staff's good reporting from there about pakistanies reactions about the matter that effect us as muslims. We might have so much to say about aljazeerah ( arabic ) and who owns it but i ve been watching it from the day it started, their reporters were very good in presenting about pakistan's pov ( govt. and public ) about muslim issues
When arabs saw how pakistanies react about the matter that effect them and they didnot hear it from diplomat or official visting their country it was direct from an ordinary pakistani. it changed a lot, believe me but the problem is we ppl of pakistan don't have a direct contact with these public in their countries we get info about them from western resources
PPl like me who used to spend hour telling how pakistanies feel about the arab world and problems that effect us, now already know most of our reaction and they know about the matter that effect us as pakistanies before those channels and maybe also the awareness by other means.
TARIQ