KARACHI: Naseem Hameed after becoming the fastest sprinter of South Asia and winning a gold medal for Pakistan at the South Asian Games, received a very warm welcome here at the Jinnah International Airport on Thursday.

Present on the occasion were hundreds of the people including her family, relatives, people of her area, minister for sports Sindh, officials of the Pakistan Army athletics and members of the Federation of Pakistan Athletics Association.

In an exclusive talk with Geo News at the airport, Naseem said that she has come after fulfilling all the expectations with which she had gone to Dhaka.

She said that Allah blessed her with more than she expected and her parents’ prayers and encouragement brought her to this place.

Naseem said that she would work hard with more zeal and spirit in future.

She said that she is more glad to earn her country Pakistan and her township Korangi a great name.

The fastest woman of South Asia said that her coaches have highly cooperated with her due to which she got success.

From the airport, Naseem has reached the Governor House where a ceremony has been arranged in her honour.

President Asif Ali Zardari has congratulated Naseem Hameed and said that she is a role model for Pakistani women and her success reflects the government policies to uplift the women of the country.