Accusing previous Pakistan governments of neglecting planning, Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed that long-term planning was needed in the country.

"Today we have to do work which should have been done 50 years ago," the premier was quoted as saying by Tribune.

Imran was addressing a gathering at the launch of Pakistan's first Green Eurobond (Indus Bond) brought out by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA).

Imran said Pakistan's economy was booming in 1968 and the country was developing rapidly but unfortunately, future long-term planning in the country was lacking, he added.

"When I came back to Pakistan after playing in India, one felt that one had come to a very rich country from a poorer country," he said. "But, eventually in 30 years, even Bangladesh has now progressed and is ahead of us."

(SAM)