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"Baker Street" is a single by the Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, released in February 1978. It won the 1979 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically [ 2 ] and reached the top three in the UK, US and elsewhere.
Outlaws (formerly known as The Four Letter Words) is an American Southern rock band from Tampa, Florida. They are best known for their 1975 hit " There Goes Another Love Song " and extended guitar jam " Green Grass and High Tides " from their 1975 debut album , plus their 1980 cover of the Stan Jones classic " (Ghost) Riders in the Sky ".
The lyrics of "Baker Street" reflected Rafferty's disenchantment with certain elements of the music industry. This was elaborated on by music journalist Paul Gambaccini for BBC World News:. [30] His song "Baker Street" was about how uncomfortable he felt in the star system, and what do you know, it was a giant world hit.
The Pakistan-born, Oxford-educated Khan rose to national celebrity as a cricket star in the 1990s; he captained Pakistan’s team to its first-ever World Cup win in 1992.
Pakistan's economy remains under severe strain due to a debt crisis, with the country facing challenges in repaying $1.2 billion in outstanding payments. [27] In Pakistan, inflation maintains its upward trajectory, as indicated by the most recent official data, which shows a year-on-year increase of 35.4% in the consumer price index for March 2023.
Pakistan has experienced an economic crisis as part of the 2022 political unrest. It has caused severe economic challenges for months due to which food, gas and oil prices have risen. As of 1 February 2025 Pakistan inflation rate recorded 2.4% lowest in 9 years. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused fuel prices to rise worldwide. Excessive ...
This was the second major grid breakdown in Pakistan in 2 years, and the second largest blackout in history. [2] In the majority of the regions, the blackout lasted about 12–13 hours while in some areas such as rural communities, it lasted even longer, ranging from 24 to 72 hour long outages. [3]
A political and constitutional crisis emerged in Pakistan from, 3 April 2022 to 10 April 2022 when, National Assembly's deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri dismissed a no-confidence motion against prime minister Imran Khan during a session in which it was expected to be taken up for a vote, alleging that a foreign country's involvement in the regime change was contradictory to Article 5 of the ...