Pakistan faced more turmoil in 2023, but despite these challenging circumstances, international news outlets still broke major political stories and local journalists continued to push boundaries.
Balochistan is a problematic area of Pakistan which has continued to witness violence and repression. Balochistan is no stranger to separatist groups, terrorist groups, Pakistan Taliban, anti-Shia violence, etc. But it is the Pakistani state's repression that takes precedence in the minds of local Baloch people. The iron curtain of the state in Balochistan prevents…