At least 11 people were killed in two separate explosions in Pakistan’s volatile Balochistan province, officials said Friday, highlighting a surge in violence in the mineral-rich region bordering Afghanistan and Iran.

The province has witnessed escalating militant attacks in recent months, prompting authorities to launch a sweeping security crackdown.

On Thursday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a convoy of paramilitary forces in Dasht, near the Iranian border, killing several people and injuring others, according to local officials.