Life in Egypt is still far from normal six days after the momentous overthrow of Hosni Mubarak with tanks on Cairo streets, banks closed, worker protests and demonstrations given voice by revolutionary fervor and schools shut down.

Pro-democracy leaders plan to bring one million people out on the streets for a "Victory March" on Friday to celebrate Mubarak's ouster, and perhaps remind generals of the power of the street.

The Higher Military Council that took over after the overthrow of Mubarak was under pressure on Thursday from activists demanding the immediate release of political prisoners and the lifting of emergency rule.

A committee, which includes a member of the Brotherhood, Sobhi Saleh, as well as legal and constitutional experts, met Thursday as the military dismantles the mechanisms that kept Mubarak's rule in place. Saleh said Wednesday the military council had pledged to lift emergency laws before elections are held.

The military council has already dissolved Parliament and suspended the constitution and now the committee must hammer out new amendments, likely to shorten presidential terms and ensure fair election rules, that must be ready in 10 days.

As part of a transition to democracy and civilian rule, the nation will vote in a referendum on the amendments prior to parliamentary and presidential elections which the military says it hopes to hold within six months.

Uncertainty remains, however, over how much influence the military will seek to exert in reshaping a ruling system which it has propped up for six decades.

Members of the new pro-democracy Council of Trustees of the Revolution said Wednesday its goal was to unite ranks, protect the revolution and open a dialogue with the military. Existing registered parties are mostly small, weak and fragmented. The Muslim Brotherhood, which under the now suspended constitution could not form a party, may be the best organized group, but its true popularity has yet to be tested.

And with no clear leaders, the youth movement that was pivotal to the revolution due to its use of social networking to organize protests is seeking to overcome splits and expects to announce a timetable for a new political party.