With the aim of delivering a "message of peace", Pakistani Kharlzada Kasrat Rai(37) walked 6,387-km from Karachi (started on June-7) to Mecca (October-1) to perform Hajj. The two-time World Record holder for Peace Walks, who walked from Khyber to Karachi (1,999 km) in 2007 and Lahore to Islamabad (327 km) in 2009, received a grand welcome in Mecca.