People prepare themselves to witness annular sun eclipse on Thursday.

KARACHI -- People in Karachi, along with other parts of the country, will be witness to the annular eclipse of the sun on Thursday morning. According to researchers it would be an ideal celestial gift this time as shall cover 97% of the centre of the sun, offering for a few minutes appearance of the "ring of fire" on the sky. The eclipse will begin at 7:35 am (local time), turning into a total eclipse at 8:46 am and end at 10:30 am, said Professor Dr Muhammad Jawed Iqbal, Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (ISPA), Karachi University. Mentioning...

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