evidence: Pervez Musharraf, who passed away in Dubai on Sunday after prolonged illness, had a strong connection to India despite being the architect of the Kargil War and straining relations to nearly breaking point over the Kashmir dispute, cross-border terrorism and nuclear weapons. Musharraf's complicated ties with India:- Musharraf was born in August 1943 to a middle-class family of Urdu-speaking Mohajir (immigrant) parents in Old Delhi's Daryaganj. The ‘Neharwali Haveli’ was bought by Musharraf's grandfather Qazi Mohtashimuddin following his retirement as the commissioner of Punjab. The property is now mostly in ruins. [...] The image of Musharraf being treated as a criminal suspect shocked Pakistan, where military generals long have been considered above the law. Pakistan allowed him to leave the country on bail to Dubai in 2016 for medical treatment and he remained there after facing a later-overturned death sentence.