Iām an international student in Canada. I want to see my girlfriend in the US
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This answer relates to a time when there are no extraordinary restrictions on travel, such as Covid19.
As a Pakistani citizen you are required to get a visa to visit the US. For the purposes you describe (visiting your girlfriend), at the frequency you describe (every couple of months for a few days at a time) a B2 visa is what you need. Be up front about your reasons for the visit in your application, and tell them frequency of visit you expect to make. Your proposed visit schedule is entirely reasonable, and the fact that she is your girlfriend not a serious disadvantage given your ties. It is possible that they may suspect you of trying to move to the US, but I doubt it. In any case a rejected visa is much better than being accused of deception on an application, which might happen if you try to conceal your relationship.
The US makes its own decisions on visas, but given the ties you have to Canada (a PhD course and a home lease), my opinion is that you should be able to get one, assuming there are no issues in your past. The frequency of visits is not excessive, and you seem to understand that you will not be attempting to live in the US.
Once you have received the visa you should be able to cross the border for the visits you describe with little trouble. In the current political climate being a Pakistani national will undoubtedly get you additional screening at the border, but once you have a valid visa they are very unlikely to deny you admittance. And with any luck the political climate will change in January 2021.
EDIT: You say that you have a five year B1/B2 visa obtained for an academic conference. A five year visa indicates that the US trusts you a lot, and a B1/B2 visa is valid for tourism and family/friend visits, so you do not have to apply for another visa. You will have no trouble visiting the US as long as you keep your visits to the schedule you describe.
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