Kharlzada Kasrat Rai Explained

Kharlzada Kasrat Rai
Nationality:	Pakistani
Known For:	Peace walks
Website:	www.kasratrai.com

Kharlzada Kasrat Rai is a Pakistani two-time holder of the World Record for Peace Walks.^[1] On October 1, 2013, he completed a walk of 6387km (3,969miles) to reach Mecca from Karachi to perform Haj. He started his walk on June 7, 2013.^[2]

Early life

Kharlzada Kasrat Rai was born circa 1976.^[3]

Past walks

In 2020, he made a 350km (220miles) Long Peace Walk from Wellington to Christchurch in commemoration of the Christchurch Mosques Attack..^[4]
In 2013, he walked 6387km (3,969miles) between Karachi and Makkah, a journey is completed in 114 days.^[5]
In 2009, he walked 327km (203miles) from Lahore to Islamabad in 14 days.^[6]
In 2007, he walked 1999km (1,242miles) between Khyber and Karachi in Pakistan, a journey he completed in 85 days.

A website for Kharlzada Kasrat Rai lists seventeen other walks for charitable causes over the period from 2007 to 2023.^[7]

Notes and References

Web site: Pakistani man Kharlzada Kasrat Rai walks 6387 km to reach Mecca for Hajj . The Times of India . 2013-10-13 . 2013-10-14.
Web site: Pakistani man Kharlzada Kasrat Rai walks 6,387 km to reach Mecca for Hajj . Indian Express . 2013-10-14.
Web site: Walk of life: Pakistani man travels 6,387 km on foot to perform hajj . islam.ru . 24 September 2024 . 2013-10-14 . Kharlzada Kasrat Rai, 37, began his trip....
Web site: Peace walker's long trek from Wellington to Chch . Otago Daily Times Online News . 23 September 2024 . en . 12 March 2020.
News: Pakistani pilgrim walks 6,387 km for Haj . news.in.msn.com . 2014-09-25 . 2013-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020065103/http://news.in.msn.com/international/pakistani-pilgrim-walks-6387-km-for-haj-1 . dead .
Web site: Walk of life: Pakistani man travels 6,387 km on foot to perform hajj . alarabiya.net . 13 October 2013 . 24 September 2024.
Web site: Walks – KKR – Kharlzada Kasrat Rai . www.kasratrai.com . 24 September 2024.