PAS has brushed off claims of it being sidelined after the Perikatan Nasional (PN) component party found itself without any seats in the Sabah state election.

Speaking to Malaysiakini yesterday, spiritual advisor Hashim Jasin reasoned that the Islamist party’s strength was in Peninsular Malaysia, not East Malaysia.

“I feel that PAS’ presence and political strength is mostly found in the peninsula...