Gerakan Aktivis Harapan (GAH), comprising members of Pakatan Harapan, said they remained skeptical that the coalition's Selangor chief Azmin Ali would comply with the decision to stop discussions with PAS.

Spokespersons for GAH, who claimed to be members of PKR, DAP, Amanah and Bersatu, are Zanirun Baba, Othman Ismail, Annuar Ismail, Mohd Saad Ismail, Lee Thian Soo and a Dr Maniam, who requested anonymity.

In a statement to Malaysiakini, the group said Azmin's remark seemed to be an "afterthought and appeared rather insincere" as he is a strong proponent of PKR-PAS cooperation to avoid three-cornered fights in the coming polls.

The group maintains that PKR needs to call for an emergency general meeting (EGM) or special congress to address the impasse as proposed by Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli.

"Azmin would then be pressured to drop discussions with PAS by his own PKR comrades who are urging for the EGM to be called as soon as possible...