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Kharlzada Kasrat Rai
NationalityPakistani
Known forPeace walks
Websitewww.kasratrai.com

Kharlzada Kasrat Rai is a Pakistani two-time holder of the World Record for Peace Walks. On October 1, 2013, he completed a walk of 6,387 kilometres (3,969 mi) to reach Mecca from Karachi to perform Haj. He started his walk on June 7, 2013.

Early life

Kharlzada Kasrat Rai was born circa 1976.

Past walks

  • In 2020, he made a 350 kilometres (220 mi) Long Peace Walk from Wellington to Christchurch in commemoration of the Christchurch Mosques Attack..
  • In 2013, he walked 6,387 kilometres (3,969 mi) between Karachi and Makkah, a journey is completed in 114 days.
  • In 2009, he walked 327 kilometres (203 mi) from Lahore to Islamabad in 14 days.
  • In 2007, he walked 1,999 kilometres (1,242 mi) 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.

References

  1. "Pakistani man Kharlzada Kasrat Rai walks 6387 km to reach Mecca for Hajj". The Times of India. 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  2. "Pakistani man Kharlzada Kasrat Rai walks 6,387 km to reach Mecca for Hajj". Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  3. "Walk of life: Pakistani man travels 6,387 km on foot to perform hajj". islam.ru. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 24 September 2024. Kharlzada Kasrat Rai, 37, began his trip...
  4. "Peace walker's long trek from Wellington to Chch". Otago Daily Times Online News. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. "Pakistani pilgrim walks 6,387 km for Haj". news.in.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
  6. "Walk of life: Pakistani man travels 6,387 km on foot to perform hajj". alarabiya.net. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. "Walks – KKR – Kharlzada Kasrat Rai". www.kasratrai.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.


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