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Pakistan doesn't lack degrees.
It lacks skills.

A one-window platform for skills, youth development, and workforce solutions in Pakistan — through reels, satire, and sharp analysis.

60%Youth unemployed or underemployed
3.2MNew workforce entrants each year
1 in 3Graduates unable to find relevant work
68%Employers report skills mismatch
Kaghzi ya Asli? Degrees vs. real skills — the series
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Are Schools Education Clubs?
ReelApr 28, 2026

Are Schools Education Clubs?

NAVTTC hosting Ambassadors roundtable on skills
ReelApr 30, 2026

NAVTTC hosting Ambassadors roundtable on skills

One Nation Under PDF CVS.
Poster
PosterMay 08, 2026

One Nation Under PDF CVS.

Book Smart. Market Shocked.
Poster
PosterMay 08, 2026

Book Smart. Market Shocked.

Degree Delusion: Studying For A Job market That Died 10 Years Ago.
Poster
PosterMay 08, 2026

Degree Delusion: Studying For A Job market That Died 10 Years Ago.

Degrees Everywhere. Skills Nowhere.
Poster
PosterMay 08, 2026

Degrees Everywhere. Skills Nowhere.

Pakistan's Longest Running Fiction:  "Secure Job."
Poster
PosterMay 08, 2026

Pakistan's Longest Running Fiction: "Secure Job."

Pakistan's Favorite Skill: Memorization.
Poster
PosterMay 08, 2026

Pakistan's Favorite Skill: Memorization.

The Syllabus Missed The Future.
Poster
PosterMay 08, 2026

The Syllabus Missed The Future.

Volumes bring attention
Poster
PosterApr 30, 2026

Volumes bring attention

Friend Request
Poster
PosterApr 30, 2026

Friend Request

Dinner table conversation
Poster
PosterApr 30, 2026

Dinner table conversation

Denmark just ran 100% on wind and solar for a full month
Poster
PosterApr 30, 2026

Denmark just ran 100% on wind and solar for a full month

Road signs installers certified
Poster
PosterApr 30, 2026

Road signs installers certified

If Pakistan offered the same oppertunities
Poster
PosterApr 30, 2026

If Pakistan offered the same oppertunities

#GBAthoughts
Poster
PosterApr 30, 2026

#GBAthoughts

Excellence Has No Borders
Poster
PosterApr 29, 2026

Excellence Has No Borders

Facebook Poster
Poster
PosterApr 29, 2026

Facebook Poster

Raw talent. Real hustle. Practical skills that build futures.
Cartoon
Cartoon2026-05-06

"Raw talent. Real hustle. Practical skills that build futures."

Aid buzzes loud. Accountability whispers.
Cartoon
Cartoon2026-05-06

"Aid buzzes loud. Accountability whispers."

A degree opens doors. Skills show the way.
Cartoon
Cartoon2026-05-06

"A degree opens doors. Skills show the way."

The world hires skills. Not just subjects.
Cartoon
Cartoon2026-05-06

"The world hires skills. Not just subjects."

The vacancy isn’t the problem. The skill gap is.
Cartoon
Cartoon2026-05-06

"The vacancy isn’t the problem. The skill gap is."

Same hands. Different tools. Bigger possibilities.
Cartoon
Cartoon--/--/--

"Same hands. Different tools. Bigger possibilities."

A degree should lift you up — not weigh you down.
Cartoon
Cartoon2026-05-13

"A degree should lift you up — not weigh you down."

Mass-produced degrees. Short-supplied skills
Cartoon
Cartoon2026-05-13

"Mass-produced degrees. Short-supplied skills"

A skill unused is a future wasted.
Cartoon
Cartoon2026-05-13

"A skill unused is a future wasted."

School exclusion in  Pakistan’s major cities
GBA
May 8, 2026

School exclusion in Pakistan’s major cities

Gulmina Bilal Ahmad

Why accreditation?
Dawn
Dec 12, 2024

Why accreditation?

The article explores the critical role of accreditation in improving the quality, credibility, and competitiveness of Pakistan’s technical and vocational education se

Empowering workers
Dawn
Dec 1, 2025

Empowering workers

The article highlights the transformative potential of Pakistan’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) certification framework in strengthening the country’s workforce

Sudden freeze
Dawn
Feb 8, 2025

Sudden freeze

The article examines the far-reaching consequences of former US President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze American foreign aid for 90 days, particularly for South A

NAVTTC gets Rs10bn investment, expands global job prospects
The News
May 5, 2026

NAVTTC gets Rs10bn investment, expands global job prospects

Islamabad:The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) has successfully secured investments totaling Rs10 billion over the last two years, marki

The master key
Dawn
Sep 10, 2024

The master key

AS both young and old hunt for better employment opportunities, it is worth reflecting on these wise words: “If education is the key, technical-vocational education i

Mainstreaming TVET
Dawn
Sep 28, 2024
TVET

Mainstreaming TVET

PAKISTAN’S construction industry contributes around 2.5 per cent to GDP and employs about 8pc of the workforce. Major projects like CPEC and private real estate devel

Take school to the child
Dawn
Oct 30, 2024

Take school to the child

PAKISTAN is in the midst of a critical education crisis, with over 22.8 million children aged five to 16 years out of school, placing it second only to Nigeria in thi

Optimising COP29
Dawn
Nov 14, 2024

Optimising COP29

THE global demand for skilled workers in green technologies is growing. This is important for Pakistan, where climate change and environmental degradation are urgent

The diagnosis
Wrong diagnosis,
wrong solution.

Pakistan keeps building more universities while the skills that fuel actual economies — TVET, vocational training, workplace competencies — go chronically underfunded and misunderstood. The future doesn't reward paper qualifications alone.

11M+

Youth not in employment, education, or training

2%

Education budget allocated to TVET

40%

SMEs report unfilled skilled positions

8x

ROI on vocational training vs. academic degree

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Kaghzi ya Asli?

Our flagship satirical series exploring the gap between paper qualifications and real-world skills.

Flagship Series
Kaghzi ya Asli?

A sharp, satirical series that dissects the gap between paper qualifications and real-world competencies in Pakistan. Through cartoons, reels, and explainers, we ask the question the system refuses to answer: is your degree real — or just paper?

"The most shared content on Pakistan's skills crisis — because it makes you laugh before it makes you think."
Chairperson
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The Chairperson
Chairperson, GBA Official  ·  Skills & Workforce Advocate

An advocate at the intersection of skills policy, youth development, and economic transformation. With years of engagement across government, development partners, and the private sector, this platform represents a direct, unmediated voice on what Pakistan's workforce actually needs — and why the current diagnosis keeps missing the mark.

Through reels, satire, and sharp analysis, GBAOfficial.com challenges the orthodoxies that keep millions of young Pakistanis stuck between credentials they earned and opportunities they can't reach.

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