ISLAMABAD, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's nuclear program founder Abdul Qadeer Khan, who is suffering from cancer, was taken to hospital on Wednesday after his health was deteriorated, a military spokesman said.

    Khan, who was diagnosed as prostrate cancer in 2006, was shifted to a hospital in Pakistan's capital Islamabad for medical treatment, said the spokesman on condition of anonymity.

Father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb and top scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, (R) meets with Chuadhry Shujaat Hussain, president of the ruling party Pakistan Muslim League, at his residence in Islamabad Aug.  23, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    The medical checkup revealed low blood pressure and fever, probably due to some infections, and doctors advised Khan to be hospitalized for a detailed medical checkup.

    "Dr. Khan has been in good health since his surgery in September 2006. But on Tuesday, he complained of weakness and was provided immediate medical treatment at home," an army statement said.

    The statement said that doctors, who are treating him, are hopeful that Khan would recover in a couple of days.

    The father of Pakistan nuclear program in 2004 reportedly admitted selling nuclear technology to such countries as Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Libya.