The National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom told the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 19 December 2019 that it needed Assets Freezing Orders (AFOs) to begin a high-profile investigation into former Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Suleman Sharif’s alleged involvement in money-laundering, fraud, corrupt practises, and misuse of public office for the purposes of money-laundering.