Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan on Friday dialled his Indian and Pakistani counterparts against the backdrop of heightened tensions over the recent Pahalgam terror attack.The Saudi foreign minister’s phone calls to his Indian and Pakistani counterparts were acknowledged in a social media post by external affairs minister S Jaishankar and a readout from the foreign ministry in Islamabad.

An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.

Following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, Iran has offered to mediate between India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister also engaged with both nations amid fears of military escalation.