Lahore: Nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan has refuted rumors circulating on social media regarding his death.

AQ Khan was recently admitted to hospital due to deteriorating health when the fake news about his death started spreading all over the internet.

Nuclear physicist Khan uploaded a video where he refuted all the rumors and expressed that he is totally fine and the reports about his death are being posted on social media by enemies of the country.

“Thanks to the Almighty, I am alive and well. Enemies are spreading fake news about my death. God willing, I will live on for a few more years,” asserted Pakistani metallurgical engineer.

Dr. Khan also held up the latest copy of a newspaper to confirm that the video was made Saturday.

He founded the uranium enrichment program for Pakistan’s atomic bomb project and became a hero for building the Muslim world s first atomic bomb.