Pakistan's Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Zakah and Ushr Ejazul Haq and Muslim World League Secretary-General Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki yesterday discussed ways to counter the smear campaign against Islam and pledged cooperation in various fields. The meeting, held in Makkah, also reviewed the implementation of the resolutions adopted at the OIC summit in 2002. The summit had adopted resolutions outlining ways to fight anti-Islam campaigns in the wake of Sept. 11 attacks. Profiling Muslims as terrorists after the Sept. 11 attacks was the commonplace in the West. The summit had also discussed ways to remove the misconceptions about Islam and Muslims.Ejaz and the MWL secretary-general also discussed issues confronting the Ummah. Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs and the MWL will jointly publish religious books and work together to fight anti-Islam campaign. Turki briefed the Pakistani minister on steps being taken to provide more facilities to pilgrims. He also told the minister about big projects undertaken in Mina and other places to facilitate pilgrims. The MWL secretary-general will visit Pakistan in June to discuss more cooperation between the MWL and Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs.