‘Diamonds are in my blood’: The Jain traders who dominate Antwerp jewels

Antwerp, Belgium — The streets of Antwerp’s Diamond Quarter are lined with jewellers, pawn shops and restaurants. Balls of gefilte fish glisten invitingly in the window of Hoffy’s, a beloved and longstanding Jewish diner. Around the corner, a lunchtime queue is gathering outside Aahaar, an Indian restaurant catering to Antwerp’s Jain community, where I meet Akash…

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Security forces foil major terrorist attack in Peshawar

The Security Forces of Pakistan on Saturday arrested the most wanted criminal affiliated with the banned organization, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and foiled a major terrorist attack in Peshawar, ARY News reported. During the investigation, the arrested terrorist revealed that the outlawed organization was planning to carry out terrorist activities in Peshawar city. After getting information…

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