Pakistan-Afghanistan relations are facing another major escalation, with fresh border clashes now followed by sweeping restrictions on Afghan medical students studying in Pakistan. Pakistan’s military says more than 20 “terrorists” were killed during operations along the Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa between August 31 and September 5. Now, the fallout is reaching education. Pakistan’s medical regulator has ordered Afghan medical and dental students already enrolled in Pakistani institutions to return to Afghanistan. New admissions have been stopped, while transfers and migrations have also been banned until further orders.

A devastating explosion rocked the Nowgam Police Station in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 9 people and injuring dozens. Here’s how 2,900 kg of seized explosives accidentally detonated, the chain of events that led to the tragedy, and the aftermath that left the region in shock.