UNESCO’s expert on Communication and Information in the Field for Asia and the Pacific, Ms Jocelyne Josiah, visited the office of the Rural Media Network in February 2005. She discussed the freedom of expression situation in rural Pakistan with Ehsan.She also visited the office of the rural newspaper Nawa-i-AhmedpurSharqia and inspected its computer section and printing house. She later met Prince Falahuddin Abbasi in Sadiqgarh Palace as his elder brother, Nawab Salahuddin, was out of the country. Ms Josiah is based at UNESCO’s New Delhi office . Her previous post was in the Caribbean where she was widely respected and known for her interest in journalism.
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