Brother you mis-understand.
1. yes i know how much they cost
2. My point has been answered by another poster.
3. We need heavy life + Transport helicopters not bulk.
4.Bell 407s? They have limited applications in SAR
5. MD500s? Why waste money on that when you can easily invest in more UH-1 which can easily do Reece and SAR ops?
And trust me, from my personal experience having CH47 would reduce the number of sorties needed to be run. For Example just recently the PAF had to run 9x Sorties of C-130 aircraft for the following:
a. 4x rescue missions, evacuating 511 individuals (including 17x Foreigners) from Gilgit /Skardu)
b. 2 x missions to Risalpur to deliver approx 27000 Meals Ready to Eat.
c. 1x mission each to Peshawar and Risalpur to deliver relief goods.
d. 1x Recce mission to Swat.
e. 3 x dead bodies of Air Blue crash and 25 x passengers were moved to Gilgit.
Now correct me if im wrong but if we have heavy lift and transport helicopters this could be achieved without having to use the transport aircraft for which you would need to land at an air-strip.
Take Quetta Airport and DI Khan Airport which have been swamped with water make aircraft landings difficult, having CH47 or similar aircraft could reduce the operational overheads and maximise return on capital and optimum operational performance.
That is why i suggested it.