Pakistani walks over 6,300km to reach Makkah for Hajj

A Pakistani man has walked all the way from Karachi in Pakistan to the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Hajj.

Starting his journey in the first week of June 2013, Kharlzada Kasrat walked over 6,300 kilometers to reach Medinah in 107 days.

From there he walked another 10 days to Makkah to perform Hajj.

Kasrat walked through Iran, Iraq and Jordan before entering Saudi Arabia in the Tabuk region.

On average, he walked 50 kilometers a day. He walked around 1,300 kilometers in Pakistan, 2,640 in Iran, 600 in Iraq and 800 in Jordan.

Escorted by the Saudi police, Kasrat was very warmly received by the people on entering the Kingdom. He thanked Saudi authorities for great welcome he received.

He was stopped a number of times on the way by the well-wishers who requested him to pray for them also on reaching Makkah.

A YouTube video showed people inquiring about his health and then he showed them his injured heels on the way to Makkah. He reportedly faced hard experience when crossing the 100-kilometre Iraqi desert which was completely isolated.
 

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