this obsession is not limited to pakistanis in fact every culture except America and parts of Europe have this backwards mentality that white skin is superior and beautiful, a concept which was in fact introduced by "white occupation" over "colored people".
forget the aunties, its up to us to change the mentality of our future generations and that begins at home with our own families and the examples we set.
my fiance is dark skinned and i am fair skinned... does that bother us, not in the least...