We could have blamed Marriott bomb attack on Indians but we didn't! be it good times or bad Indians need no reason to hate Pakistanis and when you say we welcomed then correction your television people and filmy people used the Pakistani artists for their own benefit - If Atif earned some fame them bhatt brothers earned more money!!! so the favor was done both ways, don't show it as a favor done to the Pakistani artists only.
Well, you couldn't have blamed the Mariott attack on India because it was carried out by Al Qaeda. And we have provided enough proof that the Mumbai attacks originated in Pakistan. Thats not even a point of debate anymore. However, leave that aside. I dont want this thread to become another India Pakistan slanging match.
Pakistanis were welcomed all over - from IPL, to Indian reality TV shows (where enough people voted for them so that they could reach top 3), movie playback singing etc. The Pakistanis came to India because they earned more money & fame than what they would have got sitting in Pakistan. Obviously the benefit was mutual, and Indians benefited too. No one does any charity.
But there is negative perception in India about Pakistan today - more so than it was say a year ago. In this situation, no Indian producer/movie composer would want to risk going with a Pakistani singer. It is also a fact that we have enough options within India, so producers dont really NEED Pakistani singers. They are brought in just for variety.