Gunmen in Pakistan killed numerous people in various attacks, resulting dozens of deaths.

At least 38 individuals were killed in three separate attacks by gunmen in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, according to officials. Security forces also reported killing 21 insurgents in Baluchistan province, making it one of the most violent days in the region.

According to a senior police official named Ayub Achakzai, 23 individuals were killed in a sudden assault on buses, cars, and trucks in Musakhail, a district in Baluchistan. Attackers set fire to a minimum of 10 vehicles before escaping.

Authorities reported that in a separate attack, gunmen in Baluchistan's Qalat district killed a total of nine individuals, which included four police officers and five bystanders. Six individuals were discovered dead in the Bolan districts, where rebels also detonated a railway line.

Additional assaults were aimed at a police facility in Mastung and at cars in Gwadar, two regions within Baluchistan. There were no reported fatalities in those assaults.

The military reported that 14 security forces were killed while dealing with the attacks. It seemed like they were counted in the total number of deaths.

In Pakistan, Baluchistan has experienced a prolonged insurgency, in which various separatist groups have been carrying out attacks primarily targeting security forces. The separatists have been requesting autonomy from the central administration in Islamabad.

Despite Pakistani authorities claiming they have suppressed the rebellion, violence in Baluchistan continues.

The assault in Musakhail occurred shortly after the banned Baluch Liberation Army separatist organization advised citizens to avoid highways due to their planned attacks on security forces across the province.

No one has yet taken responsibility for the most recent murders.

In a Monday statement, the BLA reported causing significant damages to security forces during attacks in the province. There was no immediate response from Pakistan's military and government regarding that statement.

Separatists are infamous for requesting individuals' ID cards, and subsequently kidnapping or murdering those who are not from the province. Multiple recent victims originated from the nearby Punjab province.

Uzma Bukhari, who is a representative for the Punjab provincial government, criticized the recent killings on Monday, describing them as a serious cause for worry and calling on the Baluchistan provincial government to increase their efforts in eradicating BLA terrorists.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated that security forces in Baluchistan retaliated to the recent attacks on Monday, resulting in the deaths of 12 insurgents. He mentioned that officials are looking into the individuals responsible for the recent attacks.

Naqvi, President Asif Ali Zardari, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif all condemned the Musakhail attack as "barbaric" and promised that the perpetrators would be held accountable. Afterwards, Naqvi also expressed strong disapproval of the murders in Qalat.

Violence preceded killings.

In April, BLA acknowledged carrying out two incidents - one resulting in the deaths of nine individuals who were kidnapped from a bus on a Baluchistan highway, and the other leading to two fatalities and six injuries when a car was intercepted.

The recent murders of non-Baluch individuals are an effort by separatists to negatively impact the province's economy, as stated by Islamabad security analyst Syed Muhammad Ali.

Ali informed The Associated Press that the majority of these attacks are intended to disrupt progress in the province, emphasizing that a decline in Baluchistan's strength equals a decline in Pakistan's strength.

Separatists in Baluchistan frequently target individuals from eastern Punjab in order to compel them to depart the province by killing them.

The outlawed group and other supporters of independence from the central government in Islamabad have been responsible for most past killings. The Pakistani Taliban, distinct from the Afghan Taliban but aligned with them, also operate in the region and have strong ties to the BLA.