pakistan already bought chinese made attack helicopters so overall need should be met. Maybe they are not satisfied with the performance.
I am pretty sure since J10CE's battle success, they are more than satisfied with the performance of Chinese origin systems.
It's just that, TUSAS offered very lucrative offset deal but with the Chinese, it is either buy it or leave.
Also, the since the original initiative to procure 30 ATAK, a lot has been learned in lessons from various conflicts around the globe. Which is changing some of the requirements for army aviation in general.
Only 6 delivered according to my info. Would prefer the T-129
More like 1 or 2 no? If you listen to Quwa, PA still experimenting with how their next gen rotary wing combat aviation should look like. Apparently no commitment has been made to procurement of any platform in large numbers. T129 still has some chance provided US allow engine export. However, new requirements will very likely to be added. That would necessitate new pricing negotiation over originally quoted $1.5 billions.