Tauseef Shaheed Boys Hostel

Overview

Few hostels are as plugged into Rawalpindi's transport grid as Tauseef Shaheed Boys Hostel, which sits in Dhoke Elahi Baksh right beside Committee Chowk. The Metro Bus Terminal is barely eighty metres... read more

Few hostels are as plugged into Rawalpindi's transport grid as Tauseef Shaheed Boys Hostel, which sits in Dhoke Elahi Baksh right beside Committee Chowk. The Metro Bus Terminal is barely eighty metres from the entrance, and the Mall Of Pindi is a hundred metres past that, so shopping, food and city-wide travel are all within an easy walk. This puts a spread of campuses in comfortable reach: FJWU is a thirty-four-minute walk, VU Rawalpindi a little further at thirty-seven minutes, and NUML Rawalpindi around forty-five. The wide rent band, PKR 15,000 to PKR 35,000 per month, means there is something here for a first-year on a shoestring as well as for someone wanting a less crowded room. Each room comes with a bed, mattress and a wardrobe for stowing clothes and books, plus a study area for the parts of the day that demand focus. Wi-Fi keeps online classes and submissions ticking over. There is an HBL branch a minute or two away for fee payments, and Taste Corner sits practically outside for a quick meal. For students who prioritise being on the metro line and near the action of Committee Chowk, it delivers.