Student safe zone-Girl's Hostel

Overview

Despite the name it carries, this Student Safe Zone branch on Rafi Qamar Road is a boys' hostel, sitting on Street 4 in Muslim Town behind Al-Farooq School. Security and study are the twin themes here... read more

Despite the name it carries, this Student Safe Zone branch on Rafi Qamar Road is a boys' hostel, sitting on Street 4 in Muslim Town behind Al-Farooq School. Security and study are the twin themes here: CCTV cameras watch the premises while a dedicated study area gives residents somewhere to concentrate when a deadline looms. Move-in is painless too, with beds and mattresses already provided, and the day-to-day essentials are covered by Wi-Fi, filtered drinking water and a UPS that keeps things running through Bahawalpur's frequent outages. Monthly rent spans PKR 17,500 to PKR 26,250, giving a fair spread from shared arrangements to more comfortable rooms. IUB lies 1.6 km off, around a 19-minute walk, with the Sadiq Vocational Institute, the post-graduate college and Al-Kausar mosque all close at hand for residents attending them or keeping to prayers. It is a set-up built for boys who put a premium on a secure, monitored building and a proper place to study, without paying for frills they won't use. On both counts it delivers what it promises.