Mariam Hostel , Separate Hostel for Girls & Boys

Overview

Affordability is the headline here. Rent starts at just PKR 16,250 and tops out at PKR 31,250 a month, which is about as budget-friendly as a girls' hostel gets this close to Iqra University — the cam... read more

Affordability is the headline here. Rent starts at just PKR 16,250 and tops out at PKR 31,250 a month, which is about as budget-friendly as a girls' hostel gets this close to Iqra University — the campus is 430 metres away, a five-minute walk that keeps commuting costs at zero. The address is Plot A-19 A in Phase 2 of Defence View Housing Society, a spot where a Baloch Colony police station sits nearby for added reassurance and Shaheen Park offers a bit of green just up the way. Rooms come with beds, mattresses, study tables and wardrobes, so residents have both a place to work and proper storage from day one, and Wi-Fi keeps everyone connected for classes and calls. An on-site cook handles the daily meals, which takes a real weight off students who'd rather not juggle cooking with a full academic load. MAJU and Preston Karachi are a further 25-plus minutes out for those enrolled there. But it's the combination of a low monthly rent and a five-minute hop to Iqra that gives Mariam Hostel its genuine pull for students watching every rupee.