In December 2019, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) froze 23 properties belonging to Shehbaz and his son, Hamza Sharif, accusing them of money laundering. On 28 September 2020, NAB arrested Shehbaz at Lahore High Court and indicted him on charges of money laundering. He was incarcerated pending trial.[3][4] On 14 April 2021, Lahore High Court released him on bail in money laundering reference.[5] Amid the 2020–2022 Pakistani political crises, he was elected Prime Minister on 11 April 2022 after the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan.