Arshad Khan, the famous chal wala is 18 years old which means that he was born in 1998. He was born in Islamabad where his family moved 25 years ago. Originally, he and his family belong to Mardan. The name of his village in Mardan is still unknown. Arshad Khan got popularity when a female photographer Jiah in Islamabad at Sunday Market captured his photo while he was preparing the chai (tie) for his customers in the busy market.