Nawaz Sharif's security guard brutally thrashes TV channel's cameraman

Cameraman Wajid Ali fell unconscious following the attack

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The security guards of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Monday severely thrashed cameraman of a private television channel.

The cameraman of a local TV channel was recording footage of the former prime minister while he was leaving the National Assembly when his guards intercepted him and attacked him.

The video footage available with Dunya News shows the guards chasing the cameraman, who ran to save himself but was eventually brought to the ground with kicks to the face.

Cameraman Wajid Ali fell unconscious following the attack. He was rushed to the Poly Clinic hospital in an unconscious condition.

The journalists caught the one of the guards and handed him over to the Parliament House security, while the other managed to flee.

The journalist community also staged a protest demonstration and demanded an action against the PML-N leadership.

NA Speaker notice

National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser took notice of the incident and directed to launch an investigation.

He also barred the entry of private guards in the Parliament House premises.

Fawad Condemns torture

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry strongly condemned violence on a cameraman of a private TV channel by a guard of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the premises of Parliament House in Islamabad.

In a statement, he said that Nawaz Sharif did not bother to stop even after the cameraman was injured.

The minister said that the government fully believes in freedom of expression and is standing with media workers.

Fawad Chaudhry also sought detail of the incident from the journalists