Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said this view was "disquieting" and his country had a "pivotal role" in tackling terrorism.

Earlier, the CIA chief said the US had not told Islamabad in advance about the raid for fear it would be jeopardised.

The US also revised its account of how it took place, saying Bin Laden was not armed when his compound was stormed.

"There was concern that Bin Laden would oppose the capture operation and, indeed, he resisted," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Tuesday.

The al-Qaeda leader was shot dead by US special forces in Abbottabad on Sunday. US officials have said they are considering when to make public their photographs of his corpse.