The attack was only the latest attack in Bal Luchistan Province, and the rebellion caused trouble.

A car bomb that exploded near Pakistan's stationary southwestern market killed four people and injured 20 people, a government official said.

Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Riaz said on Monday that the attack was near the market in Qillah Abdullah, a city in Bal Luzhi Province. The province bordering Afghanistan has suffered violence exerted by separatist groups.

The official said the explosion Sunday night damaged the exterior walls of several shops and buildings' paramilitary forces. There is no immediate responsibility for bombing.

A spokesman for the Bal Luzhi Provincial Government condemned the attack and said an investigation was underway.

Local security official Ghulab Khan told AFP that planting the simple explosion device (IED) in a parked car indicates that the target was a paramilitary site, but the attack was sensational.

"It seems to explode before reaching the intended destination," he said. "All the people killed were passers-by to civilians."

Bal Luzhi Province has long been plagued by violence, including a series of separatist groups, including the Bal Luzhi Province People's Liberation Army (BLA), which was designated as a "terrorist organization" by the United States in 2019.

The local chapters of the Islamic State (ISIS) have also added activities in recent months.

The attack on Qillah Abdullah happened a few days after the death of four paramilitary officials in the province.

Two weeks ago, seven army soldiers were killed by an outdoor car. In March, BLA combatants killed 33 people, mainly soldiers, as they attacked the train on a train that attacked hundreds of passengers.

Since the Taliban returned to Kabul in 2021, violence in Pakistan has risen sharply in its border with Afghanistan.

The Taliban denied Islamabad, accusing its Western neighbors of allowing its territory to be used to launch attacks.

Pakistan also frequently accuses India of supporting the BLA and the Pakistani Taliban.

This month, the BLA sought India's support for Pakistan in a rare move.

The appeal in the May 11 statement has intensified tensions among nuclear-weapon neighbors.

"If we get political, diplomatic and defensive support from the world, especially from India, then the Baloch country can eliminate such terrorists and lay the foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and independent Balluchistan province."

It guarantees that fighters in New Delhi, if supported, will be Pakistani troops near Afghanistan, where the Taliban has strongholds.

So far, India has not officially responded to the overture.