PUCHONG, June 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today dismissed talk of Perikatan Nasional (PN) expanding into a broader political pact, saying he had no interest in tracking the Opposition’s political arithmetic.

Anwar said his focus remained on running the government, not on speculation over PN’s attempts to court other Malay-based parties.

“As for the pluses and minuses of PN, I do not concern myself with PN.

“I have many other matters to attend to,” he told reporters after Friday prayers at Masjid Meranti here.

Anwar was asked to comment on PN’s reported proposal to form “PN Plus” by bringing in other Malay-based parties.

His remarks follows renewed speculation over possible PAS-Umno cooperation after PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang confirmed earlier today that leaders from both parties had met recently.

The speculation has intensified following Hadi’s remarks that PAS was reviewing its relationship with PN ally Bersatu ahead of the 16th general election.

Hadi has also raised the possibility of PAS moving forward without Bersatu if consensus within PN could not be reached.

Calls for a broader Malay-Muslim political alignment have also surfaced within PAS, with several party leaders proposing a revived cooperation framework involving Umno and other Malay and Muslim-based parties.