Former KP IG Nasir Durrani passes away from coronavirus

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Former inspector-general police of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani has passed away from coronavirus.

Nasir Khan Durrani. — Dawn/File
Nasir Khan Durrani. — Dawn/File

He was on a ventilator at the Mayo Hospital in Lahore after developing complications from Covid-19.

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar expressed grief at Durrani's passing and paid tribute to him for his services for the police force.

KP police chief Dr Sanaullah Abbassi too expressed grief at Durrani's death, saying he was an "extremely capable, intelligent, hardworking and fearless man".

"The reforms brought under his leadership in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police are unparalleled. His services for the police force will be remembered for decades," Abbassi added.

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