Dr Mahathir Mohamad has challenged Defence Minister and Umno vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein to contest for the Langkawi parliament seat in the coming general election.

This is after Hishammuddin dared the former premier to stand for the Pekan seat in Pahang, whose incumbent is Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Speaking at a press conference in Parliament this afternoon, Mahathir claimed Pekan is a kawasan hantu raya (an area with ghosts) and not a kawasan pilihanraya (an election area)...