Beg v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the issue of whether a foreign government’s expropriation of property and subsequent failure to compensate for the expropriation falls under the commercial activity exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. See 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(2). The district court found that the commercial activities exception did not apply. We affirm.
I.Background
Mirza Shamim Ahmed Beg filed suit against the Government of Pakistan, the Pakistan Army, and the regional Government of Punjab concerning the expropriation of land in Pakistan. In his complaint, Beg alleges…
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