On Sunday, Dar, along with another salesman, was publicly harassed and assaulted by members of a Hindu right-wing group, who were reportedly incensed by the killing of 26 people at a popular tourist spot in Kashmir last week. India has blamed Pakistan for the attack - a charge Islamabad denies.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged India and Pakistan to work with each other to de-escalate tensions after last week's Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Vice President JD Vance said the US was working to ensure tensions between India and Pakistan don’t escalate into a broader regional conflict in the wake of an attack last week that killed dozens of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir.