PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has hit out at PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang over claims that the latter’s party was committed to “powerful Islam” and not “powerless secular Islam”.

Saifuddin (above, left) said Hadi’s “arrogant” remarks gave the impression that PAS had absolute power to punish people.

“Hadi’s statement gives the impression that it is so easy to...