PAS says Kedah crisis over, ‘amicable solution’ found

Azizan and the two Kedah PAS deputy commissioners are said to
have arrived at an agreement. — File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — PAS said today it was confident the crisis involving Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak and two state executive councillors (excos) is now resolved, and that both parties have agreed on an “amicable solution.”

The Malaysian Insider understands that an understanding was reached after a five-hour meeting between Azizan, Datuk Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi, Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh and the PAS national leadership at the Kedah MB’s official residence in Seri Mentaloon, Alor Setar last night.

 The meeting started at 9.30pm yesterday and ended around three this morning, PAS organ Harakahdaily reported.

“An amicable solution has been reached... (we) believe that both parties have come to an understanding,” PAS central working committee member Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad told The Malaysian Insider.......

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s just-released correspondence with three Israel prime ministers proves his repeated attempts to establish ties with the Zionist regime during his tenure, PKR and PAS leaders alleged today.

The leaders pointed out that from the three letters publicly released by Putrajaya yesterday, it was clear Dr Mahathir who had initiated the correspondence for the purpose of maintaining a relationship with Israel.

“Dr Mahathir has met and has established a relationship with Israel’s prime ministers, even stressing repeatedly his intention to foster ties between Malaysia and Israel.

PAS sacks Hasan Ali

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — The PAS central working committee has sacked Datuk Hasan Ali as a party member with effect from today, party organ Harakahdaily reports.

President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said in a statement today that after weighing up all views from its central working committee in today’s monthly meeting, it decided to revoke the Selangor executive councillor’s membership.

“The decision was made based on Datuk Hasan Ali’s actions which have wronged and damaged the party’s interest as provided for in the PAS constitution,” the Marang MP said.

Now, Najib says hudud is PAS' way to gain attention

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The prime minister said PAS took the stance after it was severely criticised over outlandish remarks made by its deputy president, Mohamad Sabu for hailing communist insurgents as warriors instead of the police in the Bukit Kepong carnage.

"I see this as tactical for PAS got a tremendous blow after Mohamad Sabu's uncalled for statement in ridiculing nationalist fighters, who were killed in the massacre. It had caused insurmountable anger among the Malays.

Hasan Ali will stay in PAS, don't listen to Umno

Following Selangor exco member Hasan Ali's denial that he would join Umno, Selangor PAS commissioner Dr Abd Rani Osman has expressed faith in his comrade, dismissing the rumour as a gimmick by the rival party.

“Based on the commitment to the party's struggle demonstrated (by Hasan) so far, it (joining Umno) will not become a reality.

“I think it is a tune played by a certain party, and we don't have to dance to it,” he said in a text message to Malaysiakini last night.

PAS women slam ‘rubbish’ article

Deputy Minister Mashitah Ibrahim's article in Utusan Malaysia irks the PAS women's wing. The latter says the party is always committed to its Islamic values.

KUALA LUMPUR: The PAS women’s wing has taken a deputy minister to task for alleging that the Islamist party no longer defends the Islamic state concept because it is power crazy.

The wing’s information chief Aiman Athirah Al Jundi dismissed the argument by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mashitah Ibrahim (photo) as “rubbish”.

Mashitah’s allegation was made in her article titled “Episod-episod pembohongan PAS” (Episodes of PAS lies) published in the Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia daily on Sept 12.

No dole in PAS’s ‘Negara Berkebajikan’, says Mustafa

PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub also told party delegates today

 that it was crucial not to confuse the idea of “Negara Berkebajikan”

 with the concept of a “welfare state” as practised in the West.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali said today that the able-bodied jobless will not be put on the dole but will be cared for in other ways under its “Negara Berkebajikan” alternative welfare system.

The opposition party’s president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang had put forward this concept during its assembly in June and said the “Negara Berkebajikan” is an integral part of the Islamist party’s manifesto for the coming 13th general elections, widely believed to be after October to allow the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government to first present a generous Budget in Parliament.