There's a very cold, practical aspect to Pakistani dramas-and society in that sense lol. And I kind of admire it, tbh.
I came back to desi dramas after watching a lot of western media and its the first difference you notice lol. The non-desi people focus a lot on this idea of romance and love or even lust. In our dramas I think if they've accepted their marriage they've also accepted what that relationship entails.
The first drama I saw was Choti si Zindagi and I was so confused because he didn't even seem to respect his wife and was still crying over lost love. I still think that was an especially weird scenario.