NEW : Obama says the two countries can achieve a 'balanced approach ' to relations . NEW : bin Laden welcomes NATO 's comment on the need to respect Pakistani sovereignty . Ties between the Pakistan and U.S. have been strained by recent events . `` No overt or covert operations inside Pakistan shall be tolerated , '' the report said . They include the killing of Gilani and airstrikes that left Pakistani soldiers dead .
NEW : Obama says the two countries can achieve a 'balanced approach ' to relations . NEW : bin Laden welcomes NATO 's comment on the need to respect Pakistani sovereignty . Ties between the Pakistan and U.S. have been strained by recent events . They include the killing of Gilani and airstrikes that left Pakistani soldiers dead .