Police in Pakistan say all four people arrested and accused in connection with the killings of about one-hundred children have made confessional statements before a judicial magistrate in Lahore.

The four include Javed Iqbal, who first focussed attention on the killings by confessing his own involvement in a written note to a newspaper in December.

The four were transferred from police custody to prison earlier today following the completion of police investigations.

A senior police officer said trial proceedings would begin next week.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service