It is affiliated with Caritas Internationalis, a Roman Catholic humanitarian organisation and one of the largest networks dedicated to reducing poverty and injustice in the world.

Many of the volunteers involved in assisting people in areas affected by the October 8 quake are Catholics operating with Caritas and other Christian humanitarian agencies.

[3] A Caritas Pakistan team arrived the village of Balakot to assist patients at the Leprosy Centre completely destroyed in the earthquake.

They put up a field hospital in North West Frontier Province and asked local people to lend a room for patient care.

[6] In September 2015, hundreds of Pakistani Catholics gathered for a Mass of thanksgiving in Lahore, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Caritas Pakistan.

[8] On April 22, 2016, Archbishop Joseph Coutts launched the Caritas campaign ‘Trees for the Earth’ at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi.