Analyst Syaza Shukri said PH needs to listen once again to its grassroots, citing a ‘gap between the parties and supporters’. PETALING JAYA : Pakatan Harapan (PH) must learn to come to terms with the political realities and acknowledge its shortcomings, an analyst says following the coalition’s loss in the Negeri Sembilan election. Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri. Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri of Global Asia Consulting said PH had a tendency not to look into the mirror whenever it was defeated at the polls. Syaza Shukri of International Islamic University Malaysia said while PH had trouble countering the racial narratives played up by the Barisan Nasional (BN)-Perikatan Nasional alliance, it should acknowledge its shortcomings.