THE top leadership of PAS will meet on Saturday to discuss cooperation with its political allies and the dissolution of state legislative assemblies in the three states now under its rule. 

Party vice-president Idris Ahmad said decisions made on those matters could likely be announced after the meeting to be held in Kuala Lumpur. 

The three states now under PAS’ administration are Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.

Its secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan prior to this was reported to have said that the states under PAS rule will not dissolve their respective legislative assemblies earlier than March 2023. 

When asked which PAS is leaning towards in the next general election, Idris replied that the Islamist party wants to work with both Perikatan Nasional and Umno.

“We want both sides,” Idris, who is also minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (religious affairs), told reporters after the soft launch of the 62nd International Quran Recitation and Memorisation Competition 2022 today. 

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi recently said PAS had to decide quickly on whether it intends to cooperate with the Malay party in the next national polls. – Bernama, October 5, 2022.