KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 -- PAS yesterday endorsed Parti Wawasan Negara's bid to join Perikatan Nasional (PN), as party president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang said Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia was free to decide whether it wanted to remain in the Opposition coalition.

According to Harian Metro, Hadi said PAS was open to accepting Parti Wawasan Negara into PN and that the majority of the coalition's component parties had agreed to the move in line with its constitution.

"PAS supports and accepts Parti Wawasan Negara joining PN.

"The cooperation between PAS and Parti Wawasan Negara is not a new alignment; rather, we are strengthening what already exists. We will further energise PN," he told reporters after the RESET Convention in Tanah Merah...