Port and logistics sites
Terminals, yards and stores around Port Qasim and Kemari, where long perimeters call for PTZ cameras, low-light imaging and a fibre backbone.

Resco designs, installs and maintains IP and analogue CCTV systems for banks, offices, malls, factories and port sites across Karachi, run directly from its head office in F.B. Area.
Karachi head office
Resco has been installing security systems since 1990, and Karachi is home to its head office at 1st Floor, Fasih Villas, Block-4, F.B. Area. Surveys, camera schedules, storage calculations and installation teams for Karachi CCTV projects all come from this one office, so the engineers who design a system are the same people who commission it and come back to service it.
That matters because a Karachi CCTV system rarely stands alone. A bank tower on I.I. Chundrigar Road may need cameras tied into access control and a control room, while a Korangi warehouse needs yard coverage that works at night and through the monsoon.

Site conditions
Karachi's coastal climate is hard on outdoor equipment. Humid, salt-laden air corrodes ordinary brackets and junction boxes, rooftop and yard cameras sit in strong sun through long summers, and monsoon rain finds any unsealed cable entry. Resco specifies outdoor cameras with IP66-rated housings, IK10 vandal-resistant domes where cameras are within reach, stainless steel brackets and fixings, and sealed, glanded junction boxes, particularly on sites close to the sea in Clifton, DHA, Kemari and Port Qasim.
Power is the other constraint. Load-shedding and voltage fluctuations can reboot recorders and switches and leave gaps in recorded footage, so Resco sizes UPS backup for NVRs, PoE switches and the viewing station, and fits surge protection on long outdoor cable runs and at building entry points. On large industrial plots, where copper runs become too long, cameras are linked back over fibre.

Where we install
The right camera mix depends more on the site than on the city. These are the Karachi site types Resco designs for most often.
Head offices and branches along I.I. Chundrigar Road and Shahrah-e-Faisal, where camera positions at counters, vaults, ATMs and entrances follow the bank's security policy and State Bank of Pakistan guidance.
Learn more →Shopping centres and stores in Clifton, DHA and Tariq Road, with wide dynamic range cameras at glazed entrances, car park coverage and a central monitoring room.
Learn more →Plants in SITE and Korangi Industrial Area, covering gates, boundary walls, loading bays and production floors, often across several buildings on one network.
Learn more →Terminals, yards and stores around Port Qasim and Kemari, where long perimeters call for PTZ cameras, low-light imaging and a fibre backbone.
Hospitals and universities with many entrances and busy public areas, where CCTV works alongside access control and the fire alarm system.
Learn more →Secretariats, courts and public venues where camera coverage, retention and operator rights are set by the client's own security requirements.
Learn more →Recording and viewing
Storage is where many CCTV systems fall short. The disk capacity an NVR needs depends on the number of cameras, their resolution and frame rate, the compression used (H.264 or H.265), whether recording is continuous or event-based, and how many days of footage must be kept. Resco agrees the retention period first, whether it is set by a bank's policy, an insurer or the client's own investigations, then sizes recorders and disks to it, with RAID or redundant recording where losing footage is not acceptable.
Remote viewing is designed in rather than added later. Managers and security heads can view live and recorded video on a phone or laptop through secure, password-controlled access, without exposing the recorder directly to the internet. For organisations with several Karachi sites, or branches across Pakistan, Resco sets up a central control room where operators watch every location on a video wall.
Before we quote
Resco prices a CCTV system after seeing the site, not per camera from a catalogue. The survey records:
Project delivery
Every Karachi CCTV project follows the same five stages, managed from the F.B. Area head office.
An engineer from the Karachi office walks the site, records coverage needs, cable routes, power and lighting, and agrees the retention period with you.
A camera schedule, field-of-view plans, network schematic and storage calculation are issued for approval, with the proposed brands, such as Hikvision, Dahua, Axis or Hanwha Techwin.
Containment, cabling, cameras, recorders and switches are installed by Resco teams, with outdoor equipment sealed, earthed and surge-protected for coastal conditions.
Each camera's view, focus, night image and recording is checked against the design, remote access is configured, and operators are trained on site or at the Karachi training facility.
Optional maintenance covers lens and housing cleaning, firmware updates, disk health and preventive checks, backed by 24/7 operations and maintenance support.
References
Resco's CCTV clients in Karachi span banking, government, healthcare and commercial property. In banking they include HBL at HBL Plaza, MCB Bank at MCB Tower, Faysal Bank at Faysal House, United Bank Limited and Standard Chartered at their Karachi head office buildings, and Arif Habib Group at Arif Habib Centre.
Government and public-sector clients include Pakistan Navy sites such as the Naval Dockyard and PN Karsaz, the Sindh High Court, Sindh Governor House, the Sindh Secretariat and Sindh Assembly buildings, Port Qasim Authority, the Karachi Expo Centre and Karachi Traffic Police. In healthcare, education and the private sector, Resco's CCTV clients include Hasan Suleman Memorial Hospital, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi University, Dolmen Group, Getz Pharma's Astola project, National Foods and Bahria Town Karachi.
FAQ
It depends on the number and type of cameras, IP or analogue, cable distances, how many days of recording must be kept, and whether remote viewing, analytics or a control room are included. Resco prices each system after a site survey rather than quoting a fixed rate per camera.
Read the guide: what drives CCTV installation cost.
New installations are usually IP, which gives higher resolution, power over the network cable and simpler remote viewing. HD analogue can still make sense where good coaxial cabling already exists. Resco checks the existing cabling during the survey and recommends accordingly.
Read the guide: IP vs analog CCTV.
Banks work to State Bank of Pakistan requirements and their own security policies, which cover camera positions at counters, vaults, ATMs and entrances, recording retention and backup power. Resco has installed CCTV for several bank head offices in Karachi and designs branch systems to each bank's specification.
Read the guide: SBP CCTV requirements for bank branches.
By specifying IP66 housings, stainless steel fixings, sealed junction boxes and surge protection, and by including periodic cleaning and inspection in the maintenance plan. Sites near the sea in Clifton, DHA, Kemari and Port Qasim benefit most.
Yes. Resco sets up secure remote viewing on phones and laptops and, for organisations with several sites, a central control room that monitors Karachi locations and branches elsewhere in Pakistan from one place.
Yes. Resco offers maintenance covering preventive visits, cleaning, firmware updates and disk health checks, with 24/7 operations and maintenance support coordinated from the Karachi head office.
Read the guide: security system AMC checklist.
Resco in Karachi
Survey, installation and maintenance are run by the nearest office, with engineering support from the Karachi head office.
Head office, engineering team and Resco’s training facility.
1st Floor, Fasih Villas, Block-4,Regional office in Gulberg serving Lahore and Punjab.
Leeds Plaza, Main Boulevard,Regional office in Blue Area serving Islamabad, Rawalpindi and the north.
M-7, M. Gulistan Khan House 82-E,Guides
Straight answers to the questions buyers ask before choosing a system.
Cameras, storage, cabling, outdoor protection, power backup, viewing, licences and maintenance: the factors behind a CCTV quote, and how to compare quotes line by line.
Learn more →IP or analog CCTV? A practical comparison of resolution, PoE and coax cabling, NVR vs DVR storage, remote viewing, analytics and how to upgrade an existing analog site.
Learn more →What SBP BPRD Circular Letter No. 20 of 2024 requires: 5MP cameras at critical branch points, the 31 March 2025 deadline, SOP-defined retention and 60-day CDM footage.
Learn more →Tell Resco's Karachi head office about your site and get a CCTV design and proposal based on a survey of the actual building.