LAHORE – Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IGP Nasir Khan Durrani died of novelcoronavirus on Monday.

The former policeman had been under-treatment at Mayo Hospital in Lahorefor ten days after contracting the infection. He had been placed onventilator a week ago after his lungs stopped working properly.

Durrani had also served as Chairman Punjab Police Reforms Commission afterhe was picked by Prime Minister Imran Khan. However, he had resigned fromthe post in 2018 citing health issues.

The deceased is giving credit for reforming the KP Police and making it thebest among the police forces in the country. During his more thanthree-year long tenure as KP police head, he introduced strictaccountability process.

Besides strict action against corrupt cops, he also set up the policeassistance lines in all the districts. He, during his tenure, equipped thepolice department with latest technology to improve the investigationstandards.