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Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS criticised over latest proposal to reserve Cabinet roles for Muslims
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· September 12, 2026
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A lawmaker has called the proposal “divisive”, while a major interfaith group raised constitutional concerns and framed it as part of a wider push by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) for a theocratic Islamic state.
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