Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said any attempt at restoring the Muafakat Nasional (MN) pact it has with PAS must be guided by its original principles as per the pact’s charter.

In a statement last night, he said Umno has never abandoned the ‘penyatuan ummah’ (ummah unity) agenda but it can never accept working with anyone who “betrays” them and make BN as their “ultimate enemy”, which is understood to be directed at Bersatu.

“Umno has never abandoned...