ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that heat wave conditions, primarily in central and upper parts of the country, will subside from June 25, predicting pre-monsoon rains in these areas until June 30. 

Pakistan's Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been experiencing extremely hot weather with temperatures soaring above 40°C, with humidity making the situation worse. 

Local media reported a number of people fainted due to scorching heath in Punjab's Muzaffargarh and at a school in Battagram district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday. 

The Met Office said that moist currents from the Arabian Sea were penetrating the upper and central parts of the country and a westerly wave was likely to enter these areas on June 25. 

"Prevailing Heat wave conditions are likely to subside from 25th June," the PMD said in a statement. "Pre-Monsoon Rains with dust thunderstorm predicted in upper and central parts from 25th to 30th June with occasional gaps." 

Rain or wind-thundershower with few heavy falls is expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Chitral, Swat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Haripur, Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Kurram, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Kohat, Mianwali, Sargodha, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh from the night of June 24, according to the weather advisory. 

Rain with isolated heavy falls is also expected in Barkhan, Loralai, Sibbi, Naseerabad, Kalat, Khuzdar, Zhob, Ziarat, Musakhel, D I Khan, Karak, Waziristan, D G khan, Rajanpur, Multan, Bhakkar, Layyah, Kot Addu, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Okara from June 26, while it is expected to hit Sukkur, Jacobabad and Larkana on June 27. 

The PMD advised travelers and tourists to remain cautious during the forecast period and farmers to manage their activities keeping the advisory in view.