Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad has warned PAS that it will perform badly if it decides to contest alone in the 14th general election.

Commenting on the decision by the party's syura council yesterday to sever political ties with PKR, the former prime minister described the Islamist party as "confused".

Mahathir added: "Well I do not know. I think it is very confusing for PAS, as on one hand they do not want to work with anybody, and on another hand they want to work with somebody. I do not know their policy"...