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Posted: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2012

Pakistani journalists covering U.S. Election stop in Johnstown

By Maria Miller

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. —


A group of Pakistani journalists covering the U.S. presidential election made a stop in Johnstown Friday.

The foreign journalists have been busy making stops in key battleground states, talking with party leaders and even attending the last presidential debate. On Friday they spent some time with students, answering questions and even asking some of their own.

Murtaza Solangi is the CEO of Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, the largest radio network in Pakistan. He and three other journalists are traveling the U.S. this election season getting a firsthand look at politics in America.

"The United States, being the only superpower in the world, affects policies around the globe, especially South Asia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan," said Solangi. "We came to see the democratic process of the U.S."

But the group isn't just learning, it's conducting interviews and sending reports back to Pakistan.

"We are sending radio, television, online, social media, all media formats," said Solangi. "We're sending reports back home live and taped."

They're also taking some time to teach and interact with younger Americans, making a stop at Johnstown Middle School Friday.

"They talk about the democratic process in there, which involves lots of people who aren't necessarily experts on the material but still play a large part in what happens and the decisions that are made," said Chris Wrabley, who teaches eighth-grade civics.

Wrabley's class is following the race for the White House. On Friday, they got an outsider's look on the U.S. government and learned about Pakistan's at the same time.

"It's wonderful, you know, seeing this democratic process and seeing the informed citizenry," said Solangi.

"I think right now, they're kind of wowed to see just the level of work that they're doing and how much knowledge they actually have United States politics," said Wrabley about his students.

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