PAS TO CONTINUE ITS ALLIANCE

Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, president of PAS, the Islamic party of Malaysia, told its supporters that they will remain in Pakatan Rakyat (PR) as it has gained more with the opposition pact than by struggling alone. He explained in a seminar to 1,000 party delegates at the PAS Markaz Tarbiyyah in Gombak that PAS will remain in Pakatan Rakyat due to the reality of politics where there are Muslim and non-Muslim voters. “PAS has gained more ground with Pakatan Rakyat even by just losing one by-election in Bagan Pinang,” he added, alluding to the alliance’s first by-election loss in the peninsula since Election 2008. The seminar discussed PAS’s future direction. An extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the party may also be needed to decide the fundamental issue of whether to co-operate with Umno to advance Islam and Malay unity or stay with PR.