ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) on Thursday launched an online public campaign demanding the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to post on its website essential documents related to the results of General Elections 2013 without further delay, which are fundamental to any objective assessment of the elections and are required for electoral transparency.

The ECP forms contain the records of polling station vote counts, accounting for ballot papers, consolidation of election results, and polling schemes implemented on election day.

All of the forms contain information of public importance and the Constitution and the law entail that these must be available to citizens, Fafen said in a statement issued to the press.

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"The release of these documents is necessary for ECP to fulfill its public commitment and meet legal standards for electoral transparency."

The documents include Form XIV (Statement of the Count) and Form XV (Ballot Paper Account) for all polling stations for all National and Provincial Assembly constituency elections, as well as Form XVI (Consolidation of Statements of the Count), Form XVII (Result of the Count) and the Polling Scheme exactly as implemented on Election Day for all National and Provincial Assembly constituencies.

"The ECP has yet to make public these essential documents despite repeated requests by Fafen and political parties. These forms are fundamental to any objective assessment of General Elections 2013."

Fafen says the public release of all key documents is required in order to address questions being raised about the quality and transparency of the 2013 general elections. The petition urging the ECP to publish the documents can be read here: http://www.fafen.org/petition/ecp/sign

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Fafen's campaign comes as Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is engaged in protests in Islamabad over alleged rigging in the 2013 elections.