KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 ― PAS will not hesitate to sever ties with PKR if it continues to criticise the Islamist party in the same vein as DAP, Ulama council information chief Datuk Khairuddin Aman Razali said.

He said that PAS would not allow PKR to sabotage it in its stronghold such as Kelantan by helping out rival party, Parti Amanah Negara.

“We see in Kelantan, for example, when PKR attends the Ananah programmes, this attacks the PAS dominated areas. This is like sabotaging PAS itself. We cannot be friends with enemies,” Khairuddin said in a Sinar Harian report today.

He added that PAS would never work with traitors and would constantly review their friendship with PKR from time to time.

Khairuddin explained the Islamist party is also ever ready to be a standalone party but is also willing to have political cooperation with NGOs and new parties to ensure their support.

“The PAS principle is that we would not work with traitors. That is clear but since PKR has a dealing with Amanah and DAP, we will see from time to time,” Khairuddin said.

PAS severed ties with DAP last year over the latter’s criticism against hudud, resulting in the opposition block Pakatan Rakyat breaking up.

PKR and DAP then formed Pakatan Harapan with PAS splinter Amahah, although an invitation was extended to the Islamist party.

PAS insisted, however, that the PR pact remained functional with just it and PKR as members.

The Islamist party is also being courted by rival Umno, ostensibly to cooperate on Muslim unity.