In this file photo, a man sells sparrows in a net pouch. — White Star/File ISLAMABAD: In the last two weeks, the Punjab Wildlife Department has confiscated and released around 1,300 to 1,500 wild sparrows, myna, and baya weavers that were allegedly being sold illegally on the streets. “The number of illegal bird sellers in the streets of the twin cities has increased to the extent that we have been ordered by the Prime Minister’s House to look into the problem,” said District Wildlife Officer Rizwana Aziz. The crackdown on illegal bird sellers started two weeks ago and it has been on the top of the agenda of the wildlife department, more than any other concern at the moment.