{
  "id": 6923950,
  "title": "Umno-PAS plan million-strong Muslim unity rally",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/umno-pas-plan-million-strong-muslim-unity-rally",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T12:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/12/umno-pas-plan-million-strong-muslim-unity-rally"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that Umno and PAS are collaborating on plans to organize a rally that would gather one million Muslims. The proposal was initiated by PAS representatives during the Umno general assembly. According to Zahid, the rally was not intended to be political. He assigned Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh to coordinate with PAS for the event, which would initially take place at the state level before expanding to a national rally. The Umno leader made these remarks while delivering his final speech at the party's general assembly. Additionally, Zahid discussed former Prime Minister Najib Razak's petition for a pardon of his convictions related to the 1MDB scandal. He expressed hope that the application would be reviewed at the forthcoming Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting. Notably, the board had previously postponed the hearing of Najib's application to a later date.",
  "summary": "Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the proposal for the rally was mooted by PAS representatives who attended the Umno general assembly yesterday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Zahid says door for Umno-PAS cooperation ‘wide open’, eyes million-strong unity rally ahead of GE16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/zahid-says-door-for-umno-pas-cooperation-wide-open-eyes-million",
        "published": "2026-09-12T11:58:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Umno-PAS plan million-strong Muslim unity rally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/umno-pas-plan-million-strong-muslim-unity-rally-6927221",
        "published": "2026-09-12T12:28:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}