Pakistan, Oct. 14 -- Last weekend the western frontier was once again the place where policy meets peril. What began as local clashes escalated into a night of heavy fires, cross-border strikes and a rare display of combined arms. According to security sources and media updates, fighting flared across multiple sectors from Kurram to the Gavi belt. Small arms exchanges were followed by artillery duels, anti-tank guided missile fire and then air sorties that struck targets inside Afghanistan. Local commanders on our side say 27 TTP militants were eliminated in the early hours in Kurram. The Inter Services Public Relations office issued figures claiming scores of enemy positions were destroyed and hundreds of hostile fighters neutralised. Af...