By Author Masooma Amjad Khokhar The free flour programme in Punjab has not only made the underprivileged that seems disgraced, but it has also shown the true scope of the widespread poverty in the region possibly for the first time. For hours on end, thousands of people, mostly women, have endured kilometer-long lines only to get a 10kg bag of flour, which cost Rs1,156 prior to Ramadan. The police and the district administration have made an effort to keep the masses under control, but the sheer volume of people and their willingness to risk everything for free flour have proven impossible for the government to contain. Some millers from Lahore, says, "Violence at the distribution stations will not stop." "Since poverty is a persistent condition, the [free flour distribution] plan will last for one month. While the programme is in place, everyone wants to reap the most possible benefits. Individuals who have signed up for the Benazir Income Support Programme (BIS...