ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - CIA Director Leon Panetta told Pakistans Army and intelligence chiefs that he was concerned about a reduction of US troops allowed in the country, but was bluntly told no American boots would be allowed on the ground, Pakistani military officials. Panetta, nominated to take over as defence secretary next month, arrived in Pakistan Friday in an unannounced visit, his first trip since a secret US raid that killed Osama bin Laden and severely damaged ties between the allies. He continued his meetings with Pakistani officials on Saturday. Panetta held talks with army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and ISI chief Lt-General Ahmad Shuja Pasha. Kayani and Pasha told CIA Director Leon Panetta they were not willing to reverse a decision to cut the number of US troops allowed in Pakistan, Pakistani military officials said. He (Panetta) expressed concerns over the reduction of trainers and operatives. We told him very clearly 'no boots on our soil is acceptable, said a Pakistani military official. There will be active intelligence sharing on both sides but there will be no American boots on our territory, another Pakistani military official said, describing the message Panetta received on his trip. Any action against the militants will be taken by our forces alone but we will share intelligence on militants actively. The Pakistani military released a statement saying: Both sides discussed the framework for future intelligence sharing. We told him that we are clear. We dont want their people. Intelligence sharing is fine and we are ready for that, said another military official. Panetta held talks with top Pakistani military and intelligence officials and discussed ways to strengthen future intelligence sharing, the Pakistani military said. The CIA chief also discussed the security situation with Kayani and Shuja Pasha, according a Pakistani security official. The official confirmed that issues arising from the bin Laden operation, which was carried out without informing Islamabad, were also discussed. According to reports, Panetta and senior Pakistani officials planned to focus on the size and scope of US intelligence activities in Pakistan during a second day of talks Saturday. The US also needs Pakistans help to promote and guide negotiations with the Taliban that can help end the decade-long Afghan war. In an attempt to rebuild their relationship, Washington and Islamabad have agreed to form a joint intelligence team to track down militant targets inside Pakistan, drawing in part from the trove of records taken from bin Ladens personal office during the raid. Panetta and Pakistani officials planned to discuss what US intelligence officers will be permitted to do, and how many will be allowed into the country, as part of the team, said a Pakistani official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. The US wants the proposed joint intelligence team under discussion Saturday to pursue a list of five high-value targets it handed to the Pakistani leadership during another high-level visit to Pakistan by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and chairman joint chiefs Adm Mike Mullen, along with CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell, who met Pasha separately. On Thursday, Panetta told lawmakers in Washington that the US must do everything it can to strengthen the 'complicated relationship with Pakistan. He said it is clear that the US cannot succeed in Afghanistan if it is not succeeding in neighbouring Pakistan. Staff Reporter adds: CIA Director Leon Panetta , who on Friday called on Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and discussed the framework for future intelligence sharing has left for Afghanistan late Saturday night to exchange views with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, sources said. I am not authorised to comment either on the visit or activities of CIA chief. This is handled directly from Washington, US Embassy spokesperson Alberto Rodriguez told this scribe. Panetta was to meet President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani, sources said, adding it was not confirmed whether he met with them or not, but he left for Afghanistan after his meeting with military leadership.