ISLAMABAD: Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next 12 hours, stated the Met department on Friday.

However, rain and dust storm with gusty winds is expected in isolated places in Quetta, Kalat, Zhob, Makran, Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar, Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad divisions, Islamabad, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir.
The hot weather accompanied by long hours of load-shedding has made it difficult for people of the affected areas to smoothly carry on with their routine life.

Recent rain and thunderstorm in parts of Punjab uprooted trees and left water standing in many streets. The areas include Rajanpur, Jhang, Shorkot, Faisalabad, Gujranwala.