Anwar meets BN leaders as clock ticks towards Istana deadline

Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders, led by Anwar Ibrahim, have been in discussion with Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders at a hotel next to the Umno headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, as the clock ticks towards the 2pm deadline set by Istana Negara to gather enough numbers to form the next government.

This comes after Sarawak's GPS and Sabah's GRS threw their support behind Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin, with most BN MPs set to defy their chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who yesterday warned them that he has the last say on any collaboration with other parties to form the government.