The incident took place outside the parliament house in the federal capital, where Sharif met his younger brother Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif before chairing a high-level party meeting.
The video shows the guards chasing the cameraman, who ran away to save himself but was eventually caught by the security guards who kicked him in the face.
The cameraman was shifted to the Poly Clinic hospital. He was in an unconscious condition with a bleeding nose.
State Minister for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi Monday took a notice of violence against cameraman in Parliament House and sought report from Inspector General Islamabad.
In as statement issued here, he directed IG Islamabad to investigate the matter and also sought a report from officials of Parliament House.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the assault on a cameraman associated with a private TV channel on Monday.
In a statement, the supreme leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz expressed that he was saddened at the incident and had directed the party leaders to arrange medical treatment for the journalist.
‘Me and my party respects journalists,’ the senior Sharif asserted.
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