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Buttar is a Jat clan and surname found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. [1] [2]

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  1. Denzil Ibbetson (1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province (page 368). Asian Educational Services. ISBN   9788120605053 . Retrieved 4 June 2022.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. "History of Services of Gazetted Officers Serving Under... (page 138)". Google Books website. Office of the Accountant-General, West Pakistan. 1959. Retrieved 19 August 2021.