India, May 15 -- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday said that a Kashmiri waiter in Doha asked her to personally thank former President Donald Trump for helping mediate the ceasefire between India and Pakistan.

Leavitt wrote that the waiter said he had been unable to return home due to the ongoing conflict, but had just been informed that he could now travel back safely.

She cited the encounter as a reflection of Trump's efforts to prevent a potential nuclear crisis and to restore stability in the region.

"This morning at breakfast in Doha, my waiter told me to thank President Trump for him. I asked him why. He told me he is from Kashmir, and he has been unable to return home in recent weeks due to the India-Pakist...