Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi today hit back at Najib Abdul Razak’s detractors who warned the government against granting the jailed former prime minister a royal pardon.

In a statement, he regarded Pakatan Harapan leaders, including Lim Kit Siang and Hassan Abdul Karim, as being afraid of the possibility that Najib would get out of jail and rejuvenate Umno...