India, Jan. 31 -- At least 10 security personnel were killed and 58 militants died after ethnic Baloch separatists launched a large-scale coordinated attack across Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday, according to media reports.

The incidents mark the latest surge of violence in the insurgency-hit region.

"Fitna-al-Hindustan carried out attacks at 12 locations across Balochistan," sources told Dawn News, adding that the assaults were foiled due to timely and effective action by security forces.

Balochistan, a mineral-rich southwestern province bordering Afghanistan and Iran, has witnessed a sharp spike in militant attacks in recent months. Armed groups in the region have frequently targeted state security forces, foreign nation...