kayani's comments about the datta khel strike came to be put in the broader context of public and private communications by pakistani officials with washington, including an april 2011, visit by the head of the isi, lt. gen. ahmed shuja pasha, to cia director leon panetta at cia headquarters. "[s]ome officials in both countries [were] saying intelligence ties [we]re at their lowest point since the sept. 11, 2001, attacks spurred the alliance," according to one report. the report went on to say the overall communications included private demands that the cia suspend drone strikes and also reduce the number of us intelligence and special operations personnel in the country. after the isi-cia meeting, cia spokesman george little said the intelligence relationship "remains on solid footing."