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Zahid calls for ‘political ceasefire’, orders Umno to back Perikatan govt amid Covid-19 economic woes
KUALA LUMPUR : Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today called for a “political ceasefire” and ordered his party…
