[2] This led the PML-N to encounter a significant risk of losing its stronghold in Gujrat as it faced a gradual decline in local support.
[3][4] His uncle Chaudhry Pervez Elahi alleged Hussain of election rigging, stating Shafay should return the mandate of the people of Gujrat.
[5] On 6 March, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz despite his lack of parliamentary experience.
[12] In 2020, when the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) accused PML-Q leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervez Elahi of money laundering and accumulating illegal assets, Shafay and his brother Salik Hussain were also implicated in the inquiry for providing loans totaling Rs1.5 billion to various companies owned by them.
[13] According to the investigation, bank accounts belonging to Shafay and Salik received foreign remittances totaling Rs 58.7 billion since 2004 and the five individuals who were part of the investigation denied sending any remittances, which indicated that the accused likely used fake identities to funnel unexplained funds from foreign countries to Pakistan.