The blast, which occurred in the Gumadand area of the Sheringal tehsil, left at least a dozen people injured, said police.
Upper Dir District Police Officer (DPO) Naseeb Jan confirmed the incident saying that three people had been killed while 19 others were maimed, including two coppers.
According to the DPO, an improvised bomb (IED) had been planted on the roadside which exploded as a double-cabin vehicle was passing by.
"The victims have an old enmity with another family who fled the area and reportedly joined Taliban
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," the officer told DawnNewsTV, adding that the two families target each other whenever they get a chance.
All the injured were shifted to a hospital, where five were said to be at death's door. Police have started a search operation but no arrests have been made so far.
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Senior officer Mian Naseeb Jan said Sunday's explosion killed four others and wounded six as they were traveling in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. He said the bomb was likely detonated remotely.
The Pak claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Pakistan claims to have driven out the militants in a series of military operations in recent years, but the region still sees occasional attacks.