The defense secretary may also have irritated Pakistani leaders with remarks during a stop in India on Wednesday in which he joked about Pakistan being kept out of the loop as U.S. intelligence tracked al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden to a Pakistani town , flew undetected into the country and killed him . NEW YORK (AP) — Pakistan 's Washington envoy says Panetta 's remarks are unhelpful . U.S. defense secretary : Militants must not be able to use Pakistan as a `` safety net '' Panetta 's criticism of Pakistan is not a significant change in tone , an analyst says .
NEW YORK (AP) — Pakistan 's Washington envoy says Panetta 's remarks are unhelpful . U.S. defense secretary : Militants must not be able to use Pakistan as a `` safety net '' Panetta 's criticism of Pakistan is not a significant change in tone , an analyst says .