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Anger ensues as cameraman assaulted by security guards in Nawaz Sharif's protocol
[DAWN] A cameraman belonging to Samaa TV was violently assaulted by security guards from former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts...'s protocol on Monday. The incident took place as Sharif was departing after chairing a meeting of senior PML-N leaders at Parliament House. TV footage shows the cameraman, Syed Wajid Ali of Samaa TV, lying on the ground outside the parliament building after a security guard allegedly shoved him for coming in the way of the PML-N supreme leader while recording him. In a shocking turn of events, another guard is then seen rushing towards the cameraman and kicking him squarely in the face. The guard then escapes the scene in one of the vehicles of the protocol. The cameraman, who lost consciousness due to the kick, was shifted to the Pakistain Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims). According to doctors, Ali sustained injuries on his lip, where he was administered three stitches, and on his head. Posted by: Fred 2018-12-18 |
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