KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 23 -- Perikatan Nasional (PN) leadership is aiming to broker a resolution to the political crisis in Perlis, seeking direct talks with Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah following his two-term suspension from Bersatu.

PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan confirmed that he has officially written to Abu Bakar to request an urgent meeting to navigate the fallout from the disciplinary sanction and safeguard the stability of the state administration, NST reported.

"The discussions will focus on resolving ongoing issues, as PAS still supports the state government despite not being part of the state administration," he told a press conference following the Himpunan dan Munajat Penyatuan Ummah gathering in Kota Bharu...