Fear and excitement as Ring of Fire adorns skies over Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan witnessed on Sunday an occasionally visible annular solar eclipse that occurred all over the world this summer solstice.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the partial eclipse began at 8:46am. However, the complete eclipse began by 9:48am.

At approximately 11:40am, the moon was said to have completely eclipsed the sun. As per the Met department, the eclipse ended at 1:32pm.

The solar eclipse was visible in cities across Pakistan on Sunday, with Sukkur, Gwadar and Larkana seeing a 'ring of fire' around the sun.

The eclipse was fully visible in these three cities and partially visible in other cities across the country. The last time this happened was on December 26 when the moon covered the sun in a rare ring of fire solar eclipse.

Met office officials said they expected some weather changes due to the eclipse but have not recorded any significant changes.

The duration of the eclipse was roughly six hours. It was visible in Asia, Africa and Australia.

In Peshawar, the eclipse began at 9:48am and reached its peak at 11:21am. It lasted till 1:02pm.

The eclipse also began at 9:48am in Lahore and lasted till 1:10pm. It reached its...