Dense fog eclipses 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse in Multan.

MULTAN -- :Dense fog prevailed in Multan city and suburbs disturbing normal life activities and blocking the sight of the solar eclipse, also known as 'Ring of Fire' Thursday morning.

The annular solar eclipse had occurred in different parts of the country and rest of the world today and scheduled from 7 am in the morning to 1306 hours at noon, the duration during which Multan atmosphere remained dominated by fog.

The Met. office said that thick fog had reduced the visibility to 10 meters in the morning which later improved up to 600 meters by 1400 hours.

Road, rail and air traffic schedule remained disturbed on Thursday while in some areas power supply was also affected.

The Met. office said that foggy conditions would continue to persist till Sunday in Multan where temperature went down to 5 Celsius.

The news of Ring-of-Fire on media and social media platforms alerted a majority, many of whom warned people to avoid having a direct sight of the stellar phenomenon, and some telephoned their relatives in other cities to keep children indoors till noon.

During the rare event, the moon crosses the sun along its centre. However, the moon's size in the sky is not large enough to overlap that of the sun during the process, thus creating the illusion of the "Ring of Fire."

The next annular solar eclipse would occur on June 21, 2020 and it would also be visible in Multan. It would begin...