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Cholistan Desert Rally started back in 2005 and has since grown in leaps and bounds. The upcoming rally will mark this event’s 19th edition which reflects its ever-increasing popularity. The event portrays a positive and softer image of Pakistan abroad and bring to highlight the real beauty of south Punjab’s landscape. Besides promoting tourism, such events also enhance the livelihood of the locals. The prime objective to hold this event in the heart of Cholistan desert is to show outside world its history and rich culture and open this area as a winter tourist destination.

This rally covers three districts of Punjab, including Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalnagar, and Bahawalpur. The rally is divided into three different categories – Stock, Prepared and Women category. Stock and Prepared categories are further divided into 4 categories (A, B, C, D).

The event shall be held on , 2024 in the majestic desert of Cholistan. More than 100 Racers from all over Pakistan will challenge the sand of the Cholistan in different categories. The Rally route has been extended to 500 kilometres in the Cholistan Desert and also includes major forts of the desert (Dingarh Fort, Marrot Fort, Khan Garh, Bhijnot Fort, Moujgarh Fort and Jamgarh Fort).

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Venue Cholistan Desert

TDCP Desert Rally covers two Districts of Bahawalpur Division.The Total Route Distance of Rally is around 500 Kms.The Rally Starting Point is Cholistan Desert near Derawar Fort.



Event Venue is Derawer Fort (Cholistan)

The event venue is Derawer Fort (Cholistan). Approximately 95 km south of the city of Bahawalpur, the forty bastions of Derawar are visible for many miles in the Cholistan Desert. From Bahawalpur get to the GT Toad towards Karachi. From Ahmedpur East Bypass take the left turn towards Dera Nawab Cantt. Before Entering Dera Nawab Cantt take Left turn and then right. Due to opening of Motorway, the distances reduced.



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Rally Rules & Documents

Welcome to the Cholistan Desert Rally 2025 Rules and Documents area, All Rally Racers, looking to read the rules for competition or application for registration and Rally safety guidelines, then this is the place to get therm.

CDR 2025, Rally Competition Rules


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Dirt Bike CDR 2025, Rally Competition Rules


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Results:19TH CHOLISTAN DESERT RALLY 2024 (20 TO 25 FEB)

Position Racer Timing
1ST ZAIN MAHMOOD & ZAIN ABDULLAH 03:51:57
2ND JAFFAR MAGSI & IBRAHIM KHAN 04:06:25
3RD SAHIBZADA SULTAN & NABEEL ARSHAD 04:09:01

Position Racer Timing
1ST BEWRAGH MAZARI & SHAKAL MAZARI 04:49:41
2ND FALAK SHER KHAN & ALLAH NOOR 04:55:18
3RD DR. HARIS KHAN & HASSAN AQIB 05:19:24

Position Racer Timing
1ST ASAD SHADI KHEL & FAIZ HAMAD KHAWANI 04:14:31
2ND GOHAR SANGI & ZEESHAN HAYAT 04:27:41
3RD IRFAN MIAN & ARSLAN ARSHAD 04:35:05

Position Racer Timing
1ST ZAFAR BALOCH & SIRAJ BALOCH 04:42:04
2ND TAJ KHAN MAHAR & M. PARYAL 04:52:16
3RD UMER IQBAL KAHJU & ALI KANJU 04:54:11

Position Racer Timing
1ST M. BILAL CHOUDHARY & MUJAHID JOIYA 02:16:14
2ND M. MARWAT & SHAHID INAYAT 02:21:19
3RD TAIMUR KHWAJA & M. RAMZAN 02:21:42

Position Racer Timing
1ST DAWOOD ABBASI & MUHAMMAD RIAZ 02:30:25
2ND RAO HAMMAD UR REHMAN & HASSAN DURRANI 02:36:25
3RD ZUBAIR HAYAT & M. AHMED GHOURI 02:36:58

Position Racer Timing
1ST HASSAAN JHANDIR & DISHAD AHMAD 02:18:19
2ND NAVEED WASTI & UZAIR WASTI 02:21:37
3RD M. AFNAN KHALIL & RAUF AHMAD 02:22:10

Position Racer Timing
1ST ANAS KHAKWANI & KUNWAR NASIR TEHSIN 02:27:24
2ND MEHMOOD MAJEED & ALI HAIDER BALOCH 02:37:54
3RD HAMEED RIND & SULTAN RIND 02:39:28

Position Racer Timing
1ST MAHUM SHIRAZ & SHIRAZ QURESHI 01:25:09
2ND DINA ROHINTON & RONNIE PATEL 01:25:46
3RD AYSHA KHAN LODHI & ARGHAN TAHIR 01:25:56

Position Name Timing
1ST KAMRAN SHARIF 00:31:42
2ND CH. ADNAN 00:31:53
3RD ABDUL HADI 00:32:29

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1ST IBRAHIM SHAH 00:27:48
2ND ZAGHUM CHAUHAN 00:28:30
3RD M. ADIL 00:28:33

Position Name
1ST AHMAD SHAH & YAHY AKHUNZADA & SYED WAQAS ALI SHAH
2ND SYED GHAZANFAR AGHA & ASIF KHAN & ZUNAIRA MAHMOOD
3RD ANIF GUL & ZEESHAN KHAN & SAMEER LIAQAT MALIK

Position Name
1ST JAM WAHEED
2ND FAROOQ AHMED
3RD AYAZ ALI


Destination Bahawalpur


BAHAWALPUR

Princely state Bhawalpur is located in the southeast of Punjab province. The Abbasi family ruled over the State for more thas 200 years (1748 to 1954). Saraiki is the local language of the area while Urdu, Punjabi and English are also spoken and understood by most of the people. Bahawalpur region stretches for more than 300 miles along the Sutlej and indus River. It has a justified right to boost about diversity of its landscape, culture and heritage.

CHOLISTAN

Occupying the far south of Punjab, Cholistan desert is the most picturesque desert in Pakistan. Cholistan, locally known as "Rohi (a land of roling sand dunes) is a continuation of the Thar Desert in Sindh and Rajisthan Desert in India. Cholistan desert is about 483 km long and 64 to 290 km wide. Out of the total area 16000 Sq km is purely desert. 1000 years ago, Cholistan was a lush green valley watered by the Hakra river and the area was densely populated between the second and fourth millennium B.C. The climate of Cholistan is arid with summer temperature rising to 51.6 C and dropping to the freezing point in winter. On the edge of the desert, stands the majestic Derawar Fort suppoted by enormous round buttresses that stands 40 meters (130 feet) high.It was built by Deo Rawal, a Bhatti Raj from Jaisalmir in 852 A.D. It was captured by Abbasis in 1735, the fort slipped from thehands of Abbasis in the reign of Nawab Bahawal Khan due to his pre-occupations at Shikarpur. Nawab Mubarik Khan took the strong hold back in 1804

BAHAWALNAGAR

is the capital city of "Bahawalnagar District" situated in the south east region in the Punjab. It also contains the administrative headquarters of the tehsil. It is 192 miles south of Lahore and about 120 miles east ot Bahawalpur. River Satu passes on the northern side at a distance of about 6 miles. Bahawalnagar originally known as Hojhanwali was a small settlement consisting of few huts and shacks. This village Rojhanwali is still in existence at a distance of about 1.5 miles north of the Ralway Station. The city owes its name to the pioneering Abbasid dynasty of Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi N.Punjabi is main language of the people. Urdu & Siraiki is also a very well spoken languages in remote area. People of Bahawalnagar are very loving and caring. Beautiful grassy fields, ongoing canals and river Satluj put the city into a marvelous piece of earth Bahawalnagar is an old district and even before partition it was the biggest district area wise in South Asia. People living here are setled since ages with rich culture and heritage

RAHIM YAR KHAN

Rahim Yar Khan is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 17th largest city of Pakistan. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population is 420,419. It is the capital of Rahim Yar Khan District and of Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into nine Union Councils. In 1881, Nawab of Bahawalpur gave this city its current name by naming it after his first-born son and crown prince Rahim Yar Khan.

Experience the Whispering Dunes and Grandeur of Cholistan Desert

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