COMMENT It appears to me that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has, in fact, led his party to a checkmate in the current political scenario.

While Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has maintained his silence about the government’s stand whether he would support the private member’s bill to enable in Kelantan the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act, Islamic Affairs Minister Jamil Khir Baharom has let the cat out of the bag.