Islamabad: Nasir Khan Durrani, former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), has died of COVID-19. He was 64.
Nasir Durrani had been on ventilator at the Mayo Hospital in Lahore for over a week after developing complications from COVID-19.
During his tenure as the IGP of the province, Durrani was instrumental in reforming the provincial police and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) attributed these police reforms to its second term in the 2018 general elections.
Prime Minister Imran Khan in a tweet offered his condolences to the family of the former IGP and called him an outstanding officer.
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Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inspector General Nasir Durrani died of coronavirus in Lahore on Monday, a senior health official confirmed.
Durrani had been under treatment at Lahore’s Mayo Hospital
for the last 10 days, the medical superintendent said.
He had been on life support for the last one week. The
former top cop was aged 64.
Durrani’s death comes as the country continues to battle a
Former IG KPK Nasir Durrani passes away due to COVID-19
IGP KPK Nasir Khan Durrani
LAHORE, Pakistan: The former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani has passed away due to the COVID-19.
Nasir Durrani served in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the IGP from September 25, 2013 to March 16, 2017, and played a vital role in transforming the provincial police into an effective force.
Under the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) regime in the Centre, Nasir Durrani also served as the Chairman of the Punjab Police Reform Commission (PPRC).
Saddened to learn of the passing of former IG Police Nasir Durrani. My condolences and prayers go to his family. He was instrumental in reforming KP police when he was the IG. Pakistan has lost an outstanding police officer.
Nasir Khan Durrani. Dawn/File
Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IGP Nasir Durrani passed away due to Covid-19 in Lahore on Monday, police officials confirmed to
Dawn.com.
According to Lahore CCPO spokesperson Rana Arif, Durrani was on ventilator at the Mayo Hospital in Lahore for over a week after developing complications from Covid-19.
Durrani had assumed the office of inspector general of KP Police in 2013. The former police chief was most noted for taking strict action against officers accused of negligence in their duties, including Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) and acting Superintendents of Police (SPs), who were removed from service on account of misconduct.
If bravery can be criterion for cops’ promotion, asks SC
National
January 22, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday asked if an act of gallantry (bravery) could be considered as one of the criteria for granting promotion to the police officers.
A five-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, and comprising Justice Maqbool Baqir, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Muneeb Akhtar, heard the criminal review petitions in the out-of-turn promotions to the officers in the Police Department, titled Akhtar Umar Hayat Lalayak verses Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhaira.
Additional Attorney General Sohail Mahmood, Additional Advocate General Punjab Chaudhry Faisal Hussain Farid, Malik Qayyum, Barrister Ali Zafar, Chaudhry Sultan Mahmood and other counsel representing various police officials appeared before the court.