Johor PAS Youth has unanimously voted to sever ties with PKR, a decision that was made during the party’s Johor Youth wing’s 45th muktamar yesterday.

Confirming this, Johor PAS Youth deputy chief Ahmad Nawfal Mahfodz in a statement last night said the emergency motion was raised by a representative from Pasir Gudang.

Apart from severing its tahaluf siyasi (cooperation) with PKR, the motion also states that Johor PAS Youth was prepared to seize the Batu Pahat parliamentary seat which it said was “lent” to PKR in the last general election.

“Johor PAS Youth is determined to spread PAS’ victory in Johor in the 14th general election,” added Nawfal.

In another statement posted on the Johor PAS Youth’s Facebook page, Nawfal claimed that PKR had set aside their solidarity and no longer respected relations between the two parties.

“It’s clear that PKR, (although) led by many Malay-Muslim leaders, is like an 'enemy within' in the agenda to uphold Islam, which has been PAS’ main fight all along.”

Johor PAS Youth is not the first to have severed ties with PKR.

In Penang, several media reports claim 12 out of 13 PAS divisions have passed similar resolutions.

PAS divisions in Kedah and Terengganu have also passed resolutions at their recent annual general meetings, urging the party to cut ties with PKR.

The Islamist party’s relationship with PKR is expected to be in the main agenda of the party's national annual general meeting, or muktamar, to be held in Kedah at the end of this month.

PKR was the only party in Pakatan Harapan that had appeared to enjoy good ties with PAS, but that seems to have changed recently.

This was exacerbated by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang expressing desire to see PAS rule Selangor, along with Kedah, Perak, Terengganu and Kelantan.