Jackson Heights – Episode 1 | Urdu 1 Dramas | Aamina Sheikh, Adeel Hussain
The story revolves around six Pakistanis living in Jackson Heights, a suburb in Queens, New York. Salma works very hard at Haseena Beauty Salon. The owner of the salon, Aalia, is a good friend of Salma's. Salma stays with her mother-in-law and step-daughter Iman and is the sole breadwinner of the house. Her mother-in-law is cruel to her and makes unkind remarks regarding everything she does. Later in the series it is revealed that Salma's husband Sikandar is a convict doing his time in prison and has been released early due to good behaviour. Sikandar is abusive towards Salma and has no constant source of income. He gambles and mugs people and sells stolen watches and cell phones in the gray market.
