Pakistan reacts: CIA chief's views 'disquieting'

Pakistan has described as "disquieting" CIA chief Leon Panetta's revelation that no intelligence about the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden was shared with Islamabad for fear that the operation would bejeopardised.

"Most of these things that have happened in terms of global anti-terror, Pakistan has played a pivotal role... So it's a little disquieting when we have comments like this," Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told the BBC.

Bashir said Pakistan had a "pivotal role" in fighting terrorism. He said Panetta was entitled to his views but Pakistan had cooperated extensively with the US.