Pakistan urges NATO to contain Taliban

• NATO's Afghanistan commander meets with a top Pakistani general, Pakistan says
• Pakistan wants NATO to stop the Taliban from crossing the border, an officer says
• Pakistan and the United States have an uneasy relationship

(CNN) -- Pakistani army chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani complained to U.S. Gen. John Allen about Taliban incursions from Afghanistan into Pakistan when he met the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, a Pakistani army official said Wednesday.

Kiyani urged NATO to stop militants from crossing the border, Col. Waseem Ahmed said.

Such action would help strengthen relations between the Pakistani armed forces and NATO, Ahmed said his commander told the American general.

Relations between Pakistan and the United States are tense, with Pakistanis especially frustrated by what they say are U.S. drone attacks on suspected militants in their country.

Pakistan denies NATO report claims

NATO's International Security Assistance Force did not immediately comment on the reported meeting.

Ahmed said Allen had told Kiyani that it was necessary for the two sides to cooperate since both were fighting terrorists.

Allen said he would discuss the issue with authorities in Afghanistan, the Pakistani colonel said.