KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 23 -- Some in Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) are considering severing ties with allies in the federal administration, sources said, adding to Perikatan Nasional's (PN) headache amid continued uncertainty and shifting relationships within the pact's partners.

Several sources from the state told Malay Mail anonymously that friction has arose between GPS and allies in Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and Umno at the sidelines of the Sabah state election, most recently over the Petronas deal as well as the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

The sources also pointed out at the insistence of Bersatu and PAS to contest seats in the state as worsening the friction between GPS and PN.

"The two problems have yet to be reso...