ISLAMABAD - Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi on Thursday condemned the Quetta blast that claimed at least three lives and left over a dozen injured.

In a statement, he expressed his sorrow and grief over the loss of lives and properties and said that such bombing was an act of cowardice that targeted innocent people.

The miscreants were trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere of the country and they would never be succeeded in their nefarious designs, Ashrafi said.