KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 21 -- PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang said the party's immediate priority is to stabilise Perikatan Nasional (PN), which is facing internal instability following disputes over its new chairman and growing tensions within Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).

He said consolidating PN was crucial to the coalition's mission of taking over Putrajaya at the 16th general election, stressing that the effort must involve all components.

Asked about whether Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, who was expelled from Bersatu along with 16 MPs, would join another party next week as reported, Hadi said the matter remained entirely his decision.

"That is up to him. What's important is that we want to save PN fi...