Allama Iqbal Hall, Hostel No 3, University of the Punjab

Overview

Right inside the Quaid-i-Azam Campus, this hostel puts residents a two-minute stroll from 4 Number Gate and barely 300 metres from the Main Library, with the Department of Geography and the campus Sho... read more

Right inside the Quaid-i-Azam Campus, this hostel puts residents a two-minute stroll from 4 Number Gate and barely 300 metres from the Main Library, with the Department of Geography and the campus Shopping Market both within easy reach when you need a study session or a quick errand. It is a co-ed hall, and monthly rent runs between PKR 38,750 and PKR 58,750 depending on the room you take. Students settle in without lugging furniture across the city, since beds, mattresses and wardrobes come as standard. Wi-Fi keeps assignments and video calls moving, and filtered drinking water is on tap so nobody is stockpiling bottles. Meals are handled by an on-site cook, which spares residents the daily scramble for food during exam weeks, and a shared refrigerator means leftovers and cold drinks stay where you left them. Beyond the campus itself, Minhaj University sits under two kilometres away, roughly a twenty-minute walk, while ITU is around 2.5 kilometres out. For anyone enrolled at Punjab University or studying nearby who wants to live where the lectures actually happen, this is about as central as student housing in Lahore gets.