Christian leader, former envoy get honorary doctorate degrees By Saturday Feb 27, 2021 Pakistan’s former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Nafees Zakaria (L) and Veteran British Pakistani human rights activist and scholar Dr James Shera. — Photo provided by author LONDON: Veteran British Pakistani human rights activist and scholar Dr James Shera and Pakistan’s former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Nafees Zakaria have received honorary doctorate degrees in Arts and Letters from Forman Christian College in acknowledgment of their services for Pakistan. The well-known Pakistani Christian leader and the former senior diplomat were both awarded the degrees at an event on Saturday during which 876 students graduated.