Lahore, Dec. 27 : Pakistani Government has taken over ten educational institutions supported by the banned outfit, Jamat-ud-Dawa, for promoting jihad in various parts of Punjab.

Sources quoted by The News have said that following a ban imposed on the JuD; intelligence agencies informed the government that ten of the educational institutions in various parts of Punjab were promoting extremism.

"Special lectures promoting Jihad are delivered to students especially at the time of assembly," sources quoting intelligence reports said.

There are total 26 Jamat-ud-Dawa run educational institutions in the Punjab province but the Government appointed administrators in only 10 selected schools.

Islamabad, Dec 27: Fears are being expressed that Pakistan's former premier Benazir Bhutto's murder would always remain under wraps, as people privy to the proceedings and progress in the investigations say that unravelling of the mystery shrouding the crime could lead to startling revelations, if ever made public, with serious political implications.

The chances of Benazir's assassination remaining unresolved, like other high-profile murder cases in the country's chequered history, appears to be high, The News reported.

Responsibility for Wednesday's car bomb attack in Lahore has been claimed by a pro-Taliban group called 'Ansar Wa Mohajir'. Pakistani authorities had arrested four alleged Indian nationals, whom they suspected to be involved in the bomb blast.

The News daily got a phone call from a man identifying himself as Toofan Wazir, the commander and spokesman of the group from somewhere in North Waziristan, to state that they were responsible for the blast in Lahore and earlier rocket attacks on Dera Ismail Khan City.

Prime Minister's Adviser on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik said that Pakistan is not accepting the plea for the consular assistance made by Ajmal Amir Kasab, the terrorist arrested during the Mumbai terror strikes.

During the function on Wednesday, at the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) headquarters, he said, "There is no question of consular access unless it is proved that Ajmal Kasab is a Pakistan national."

Master batsman, Sachin Tendulkar today supported the government's decision to call off India's cricket tour to Pakistan, following the terror attacks in Mumbai last month.  Tendulkar, who is on vacation at the hill resort Mussorie, with wife Anjali and two children, appreciated the government's decision as the incident of the loss of lives was immensely painful and of greater importance than cricket. About 173 persons lost their lives in the terror strike in the country's financial capital.

Rawalpindi, Dec. 27 : On the eve of her first death anniversary, the sale of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's portraits and pictures, touched a record high.

The Rawalpindi city is flooded with the stalls selling Bhutto's pictures, however, the largest collection of Benazir Bhutto's pictures was available near Liaquat Bagh, where she was assassinated on December 27, 2007, The News reported.

Bhutto has acquired the status of `heroine of democracy' in the Pakistan post her assassination.