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The Nigar Awards (Urdu: نگار ایوارڈز) are the official awards of Pakistani film industry and are the oldest awards to honour the show business personalities of Pakistan. The awards were first introduced in 1958 by Ilyas Rasheedi the editor of weekly Nigar magazine with a purpose to recognize the achievements of those who worked in the film industry. The first award distribution ceremony was held on 17 July 1958 at Lahore’s Evernew Studio.