He was formerly with the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), a party which has often been likened to the AAP in India.
Yet Randhawa became disillusioned with the way things were going and the turning point came on March 3 when he saw the district court being fired at and bombed from his office overlooking the complex.
Adnan was serving as an officer in the Pakistan's Foreign Service earlier. He quit his job after getting miffed with the ruling government which was accused by him along with many others of providing CIA agent Raymond Davis with a safe pass from the country.
