PAS has demanded that M Indira Gandhi retracts her allegation that NGOs friendly with the Islamic party and southern Thailand separatists are helping to shelter her former husband Muhammad Riduan Abdullah.

In a statement this afternoon, PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man also wanted her to apologise for the allegation, which he described as serious.

He said "this is a malicious accusation which attempts to link PAS to extremist activities. PAS denies any involvement in sheltering her ex-husband from the authorities."