Pakistan's intelligence chief is heading to Washington to meet with senior U.S. officials on Wednesday, following the Obama administration's decision to suspend $800 million in military aid to Pakistan.

A spokesman for the Pakistani military says General Ahmad Shuja Pasha of the country's Inter-Services Intelligence agency will discuss intelligence coordination matters during his one-day visit.

Relations between the two sides have been strained since the covert U.S. raid deep into Pakistani territory that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in May. The Pakistani government has faced embarrassment over the raid at home and criticism abroad that someone within the government might have known about bin Laden's location.

A Pentagon spokesman said the decision to withhold a third of its military aid to Pakistan is in response to Islamabad's decision to expel American military trainers and put limits on visas for U.S. personnel.

On Wednesday, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expressed concern over the suspension of the aid. He said that while the fight against militants on Pakistani territory is Pakistan's war, that war is benefiting the whole world.

Other Pakistani officials have warned that they might recall troops fighting along the Afghan border. But the country's military spokesman, Major General Athar Abbas, told VOA that a reduction of U.S. aid would not hamper anti-terrorism operations.

General Abbas said that defeating terrorism is in the interest of both countries, but he also warned that aid with conditions is unacceptable.

In Washington Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters “the suspension of some aid to Pakistan does not signal a shift in policy but underscores the fact that the partnership with Pakistan depends on cooperation.”