PETALING JAYA: PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin has urged the Islamic party's leadership to focus on reaching an alliance with Umno in the Melaka state election following the suspension of Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Hashim said the PAS central leadership should continue negotiating with Umno for an alliance, and both parties should avoid any action that could cause division between them.
He said achieving a PAS-Umno alliance in the Melaka polls would be a key step to expanding it to the 16th general election, Utusan Malaysia reported.
"PAS needs to expedite this uniting (of PAS and Umno). Looking at the current political scenario, now is the best time for PAS and Umno to unite.
