PAS vice-president Iskandar Abdul Samad has been dropped from his position as Selangor PAS state commissioner but the party’s secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said Iskandar has instead been “promoted”.

“He is retained as vice-president and has instead been promoted,” said Takiyuddin in a press conference at the party’s headquarters after a central working committee meeting today.

He was responding to a query whether Iskandar was replaced as Selangor state commissioner due to the current situation in the Selangor state assembly...