Kharlzada Kasrat Rai, 37, set off for his pilgrimage on June 7 from Karachi, and walked across Iran, Iraq and Jordan to arrive in Saudi Arabia on October 1, according to IANS.
Rai covered 6,387 km on foot to make his Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah.
Rai told al Arabiya television that he had ventured on his Hajj trek as a mission of peace.
“I want peace in the entire world and I want the Islamic nations to unite like the European Union,” he said, adding that he also wanted to “condemn terrorism in all its manifestations.”
Kasrat Rai is an experienced walker.
In 2007, he walked 1,999 km across his home country in 85 days.
In 2009, he covered a distance of 327 km from Lahore to Islamabad in 14 days.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 14th, 2013.
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wonderful..well done...
I'm wondering how he arranged for security, Pakistanis are not well received in Iran and rest of middle east. He went through the country side, villages, deserts ..
Wow.Amazing yar. Very lucky guy.
Masha Allah...! thumbs up mate and for all those western minded liberals just bash this guy because this is the only left in the world which actually soothes you..! Sigh
Thats quite an improvement.
In 2007, he walked 1,999 in 85 days (i.e. ~23.52km per day) In 2009, he walked 327 km in 14 days (i.e. ~23.35km per day) Now he walked 6,387 km in 116 days (7 June - 1 Oct) (i.e. 55km per day)
More than double. Interesting
Well done hero
Good going mate
@DJ: Is walking insanity? are you sane?????????
@Ali: To be part of the most magnificent gathering on earth :) it is an experience like no other.
@Dj: go get a life
Jazak-allah
some achievement ... shabaash ... BTW for all the trolls here, if a western does it then it is a feat and if an asian, then insanity !!!!
@Dj: So walking is considered insanity in the place where you live !!
Good achievement! and good purpose of promoting peace. Well done!
Lucky Person, It's really maximum extraction of SAWAB and Allah Almighty accept his Hajj.
WOW! now this is a pakistani guy who i am proud off.