KOTA BHARU: PAS is still willing to cooperate with Umno under Muafakat Nasional (MN) to face the 15th general election (GE15), says PAS vice-president Amar Nik Abdullah.
He said PAS was prepared to work with any party that champions the Malay and Islamic agenda, in line with PAS’ struggle.
Amar, who is Kelantan deputy menteri besar, said PAS’ openness in this matter was aimed at protecting the interests of the ummah and preventing Pakatan Harapan (PH) from returning to power.
“PAS is still open to working with Umno. If Umno can review its earlier stand and return to cooperating with PAS, we are always ready.
“In fact, when Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob became prime minister, we did not withdraw our support. If we wanted to betray Umno, we would have retracted our support then,” he told reporters here today.
He was commenting on Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s statement that Umno could forget about cooperating with PAS through MN in GE15.
In Alor Setar, PAS central election director Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the party was sticking to the decision made by the top leadership and the Syura Council to strengthen MN and Perikatan Nasional (PN).
“Challenges come from various corners and the remedy is to strengthen unity and cooperation among Muslims,” he told reporters after chairing the state executive council meeting today.
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